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Water UK Social Responsibility Conference on 8th June 2004. ‘ Jobs Training and Employment for Offenders’ Dr Mary Harris Director, National Grid Transco Young Offender Programme. National Grid Transco. One of the world’s largest utilities
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Water UK Social Responsibility Conference on 8th June 2004 ‘Jobs Training and Employment for Offenders’ Dr Mary Harris Director, National Grid Transco Young Offender Programme
National Grid Transco • One of the world’s largest utilities • Principal activities in the regulated electricity and gas industries • Encourage and support investment in the community
National Grid Transco Training and Employment of Offenders • Meeting business objectives with CSR • Meets skills needs • Training fork lift truck drivers 100+ trained 7% known to reoffend • Gas Network Operatives
Training and Employment • Qualification – NVQ GNO Level 1 • Train in prison • Training centre and work placements • Jobs in home areas • Mentoring support
National Grid Transco • Robust and extremely thorough risk assessment/ recruitment process and follow up mentoring • Guaranteed job for those completing the training.
Expansion • Five sectors • 50 companies • 15 Prisons • 4 Prison hubs • 11 Feeder Prisons
Hub Principle Hub Principle Feeder Prison Co-ordinator Employment Contractors Hub Prison Co-ordinator Feeder Prison Co-ordinator Training NVQ GNO Level 1 Feeder Prison Co-ordinator Work Experience Contractors
Business relationships with stakeholders supporting contractors