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?