THE ASDA MAGIC PROGRAMME
A big
difference
Towards
Small
steps
REDUCING REOFFENDING THROUGH TRAINING
CLIVE BOWEN
ASDA CDC3 BEDFORD
Understand what the programme is about.
Understand what ASDA does.
Present potential ways of developing the programme ASDA delivers.
Explain some of the benefits to the business and the prison.
Presentation Aims
Accommodation
Education, Training and Employment
Mental and Physical Health
Attitude, Thinking and Behaviour
Children and Family
Drugs and Alcohol
Debt and Money
One Small Piece of the Jigsaw!
The 7 Pathways
Generic and adaptable
Based on our own assessment centre
Every 4-6 weeks
3.5 hour sessions in the prison
Currently in HMP’s Bedford & Chelmsford
Ideally, 12 or less weeks to release.
ASDA Magic Workshop
Information to help in real world situations
An insight and opportunity to try practical tasks
Opportunity to practice interview skills
Opportunity to feedback to me
ASDA Workshop Aims
Icebreaker
What potential employers are looking for
i.e. first impressions, communication, organisation and planning, team work
Declaration of conviction!!
B.D.A
ASDA Workshop Format
Group task
Interview skills and feedback
Understanding why
Picking test
Q &A and Feedback forms
ASDA Workshop Format
Full day workshops involving CV and application form completion.
Expand the training team to be able to support more prisons.
ROTL (Release On Temporary Licence) - Give the prisoners a work experience day at the depot.
Bringing the work experience to the prison. Work placement through Bedfordshire
Probation Trust
PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT
A big
difference
Towards
Small
steps
PROGRAMME NUMBERS
Prisoners Improved employability skills. Insight into a working life. Helping to gain meaningful employment.
Prison Service & The Probation Trusts Supplement prison skills with commercial skills. Reducing reoffending and cost saving implications. Work-ready ex-offenders
ASDA Colleague development-Stepping Stones Programme. Potentially saving money on training. Thorough screening of future colleagues. Positive outcome in the community. Personal Improved communication and interpersonal skills. Better understanding of offender issues. Small changes gradually make a big difference.
A big
difference
Towards
Small
steps
W.I.I.F.M?
Help develop an information pack
to share with companies to get them on board
Host meetings and invite other companies
Identify how we can
influence companies
Develop and run training sessions within the prison
Take ownership for a task
Help do a skills gap analysis to ensure that the training in the
Prison is relevant
Take at least one action away
from today’s meeting
How do we find out who the
decision makers are?
Help to find a way to share best practice across other
prisons
Think outside the box and identify potential jobs that can be done
in the Prison
What are the expectations of the Prison and companies?
Help identify the obstacles and solutions to recruiting ex-offenders
Give us your ideas
Identify where good practice already exists so we can
share it with others
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
THANK YOU!
ANY QUESTIONS?