L.I.V.E. Programme
Our 60 years of experience in supporting individuals with mental health challenges, learning difficulties, learning disabilities and neuro-diverse conditions has inspired us to create an innovative and bespoke vocational programme.
The L.I.V.E. Programme, developed by us, is designed to provide person-centred upskilling and employment support to Birmingham-based participants aged between 18-65, inclusive of people from ethnic minority or socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
All pathways support our participants to:
- Build social skills
- Achieve their employment goals
- Develop resilience
- Gain confidence
- Reduce social isolation
- Build a sense of purpose
- Feel like they are giving back to the community
12-Week Vocational Pathway
This Includes:
- A gentle introduction into the structured work environment
- Support to build the confidence, skills, knowledge and the resilience required to succeed in employment, education and training
- A structured activities within our social enterprises:
- Better Packing: activities include packing, assembly and light engineering
- Better Woodwork: activities include woodcraft, such as making crafts and larger items for sale
- Better Signage: activities include sign-writing, engraving, laser printing, badge making
- External vocational placements that are built into the 12-week pathway
- Employment support from our employability team
Meaningful Day Activities Pathway
This Includes:
- Undertaking various activities in our social enterprises
- Enhancing daily living through engaging in arts and crafts, and developing basic digital skills
- Attending local group events at art galleries or community gardens (for example), as well as seasonal events
Volunteering Pathway
This Includes:
- Engaging in volunteer work as a core part of our production team
- Helping to deliver services to our commercial partners
Questions about our L.I.V.E. Programme? Contact us
What our participants have to say
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Required assessments
To ensure the safety of all our participants, we will need to carry out some assessments following referral. These include:
Mobility assessments
Although there is wheelchair access, our building has some accessibility limitations, therefore, we will carry out a mobility assessment to make sure participants are able to enter into and navigate around the building safely.
Risk assessments
We are able to accept some participants presenting with high risks, e.g., addictions and aggressive behaviours. These participants won’t be automatically excluded, instead, a risk assessment will be undertaken with referrers and mitigations agreed.
Our L.I.V.E. Programme pathways
Better Packing
By collaborating with manufacturing and distribution clients, our professional team are able to provide a safe and supportive environment that allows our participants to become an active part of the manufacturing and production process.
Learn moreBetter Woodwork
We liaise directly with Express Signs, a signage company unique in the way it works with people with poor mental health and learning difficulties. Express Signs accepts our participants and supports Better Pathways. Every purchase made from Express Signs helps our work with the vulnerable.
Better Signage
The Woodcraft Centre have more than 60 years’ experience using woodcraft to support young people and adults in maintaining good mental health, helping them into employment. This creative, gifted and supportive team and our participants, create bespoke and upcycled items.
Better Prepared
Coming soon! Designed to provide information and training to organisations and institutions, to enable them to be better prepared to support individuals with mental health needs and learning difficulties and disabilities (in the workplace?).
Learn moreLIVE programme
Our Learning, Independence, Volunteering and Employment (L.I.V.E.) vocational pathways programme works directly with the vulnerable members of the community, to build their confidence and develop their skills and knowledge, to achieve their goals.
Our social enterprises have lots of benefits for both our participants and the businesses that get involved. To understand our social enterprises in more detail, work your way through the social enterprises pages. If you have any questions, or would like to enquire about getting involved, contact us today.
12-week Vocational Pathway
Meaningful Day Activities
Volunteering