Supporting ex-offenders |
|
Through the scheme, Lovell is offering 12-month apprenticeships which allow trainees to study for NVQ Level 2 qualifications in brickwork by working on site and attending courses at the Lovell Craft Management Academy. The first two trainees taken on through the scheme have been based at Camp Hill, Nuneaton, where Lovell is working on Pride in Camp Hill's major regeneration scheme. A third trainee from Onley is working with Lovell at Tile Hill, Coventry. For Lynne Hardy, resettlement/community links manager at HM Prison Onley, the apprenticeship scheme is "a great opportunity for ex-prisoners to break the cycle of re-offending behaviour and build on the vocational skills they have gained in custody". The company has also been successfully involved in initiatives with prisons and young offender institutions in other parts of the UK. A scheme with the Scottish Prison Service at HM Prison Barlinnie in Glasgow has resulted in an ex-offender joining Lovell as a full-time employee on completion of his sentence. In the North West, Lovell is working with Thorn Cross Young Offender institution in Warrington, with one training placement already arranged and the possibility of others to follow. Lovell has also established a partnership with ConstructionSkills and the Construction Youth Trust to support enhanced training and development opportunities for groups under-represented in the construction industry.
Back to Training in the Community |
Working with other partners, Lovell is playing an important role in a number of training initiatives designed to tackle social exclusion. These include an apprenticeship scheme launched with