Mission: To prepare young people for employment
Funding: 700,000 is available from the Learning and Skills Council
Crime-reduction charity Nacro's Education and Employment scheme works to engage young people in education, training or employment through an intensive 22-week course.
It is targeted at 16- to 18-year-olds who are disengaged from traditional education. Many have been in trouble with the police, although referrals come from both criminal justice agencies such as youth offending teams, and more general youth programmes such as Connexions.
The centre is based around three workshops: motor mechanics, carpentry and design and photography. Typically, the young people get the chance to sample all three, and then specialise in one area that particularly appeals to them.
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