Organisation |
SESKU ACADEMY |
| PARTICIPANT DETAILS | |
| Participant Name | Richard Jones |
| Contact Telephone Number | 07766515342 |
| Contact Email | richardjones@gmail.com |
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Background – Reason for participating, Learning Trade Skills |
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| Richard had been a miner since leaving school in 1979- 1993. Since the closure of the coalmines Richard has been working from job to job.He became unemployed in 2012 and has been seeking work. | |
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Project Description – TRAINING 2 EMPLOYMENT (Supporting Adults into employment) |
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| Barriers to learning – what were they and how were they overcome? |
| Richard was low on confidence and was reluctant to have a go at learning new skills , this was mainly due to him being unemployed for 2 years. |
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Progression – Further learning opportunities, employment skills etc |
| Richard gained experience in construction skills and improved his qualifications attaining a CSCS card and an SIA licence and most of all gained confidence in himself.Richard has now gained employment with
A J Loveland Ltd S61 1SZ View on map |
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Beneficiary Feedback – Please use direct quotes where possible. |
| I found the project brilliant, it supported me back to work and I gained my CSCS card and SIA licence which SESKU funded.I found the trainers to be a good and they passed some skills on to me, it’s been a good experience and I am grateful for what SESKU did in helping me back to work. |