Unlock Potential: how to work with prisoners and prison leavers
BESA
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Join this special webinar to gain an understanding about "The New Futures Network". (NFN) is a specialist division within His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in England and Wales. Its primary mission is to facilitate partnerships between prisons and employers, aiming to enhance employment opportunities for individuals leaving prison.
By connecting businesses with serving prisoners and ex-offenders, NFN seeks to address skills shortages in various industries while supporting the rehabilitation and reintegration of former prisoners into society. Learn about the prison apprenticeship programme.
- Introduction to New Futures Network in collaboration with BESA
- Understand the reasons to work with prisoners and prison leavers
- Exploring apprenticeship opportunities
- Identifying new talent through alternative routes
By collaborating with NFN, BESA can tap into a diverse talent pool, reduce recruitment costs, and contribute to the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders into society. Join this webinar to find out how your organisation can get involved with the programme.
Speakers
Emma Wagstaff
Senior National Employment Manager, NFN
Leading within the construction sector, within NFN. Her role working with construction employers is to be able to support with their recruitment needs.
Mel Downer
OGD Senior National Lead Manager / Prisoner Apprenticeship Lead / Self-employment Lead / MOD Armed Forces Recruitment / Transport and Logistics
Debbie Smith
Skills Advisor, BESA
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Unlock Potential: how to work with prisoners and prison leavers
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