Basic Skills

We offer Basic Skills training for over 18s who are vulnerable or disadvantaged, including IT, numeracy, literacy and healthy living.

NVQ 3 in Information, Advice and Guidance

Our NVQ in Information, Advice and Guidance is a certified course which provides training and qualifications in generic areas including housing, unemployment, young people, benefits, drugs and alcohol misuse. It includes work placements within the charity and voluntary sectors.

NVQ 2 Customer Service

This qualification provides you with the relevant training in the private and public sectors - including administrative work, retail work, working as a receptionist or in day centres. It includes on-the-job training at relevant placements.  We run two Customer Service NVQ courses for 16-24 year olds and those aged over the age of 25.

7303 Foundation Teacher Training

This course is specifically for ex-offenders. It provides a basic understanding of what is needed for lesson planning and teaching methods to become community-based trainers.

Getting Connected

This course focuses on personal development through helping with issues such as confidence and self-esteem. It teaches people in the community motivational skills to manage their lives, inter-personal relationships and working relationships, with the support of a personal mentor.

Tower Hamlets Peer Support

This project will train ex-offenders from Tower Hamlets using the NVQ3 in Information, Advice and Guidance.  The trainees will receive voluntary work placements in order to complete their NVQs, these placements will be with agencies that work with offenders in Tower Hamlets. The aim of the project is to contribute to a reduction in re-offending in Tower Hamlets and increase community safety.