Training and recruitment

At Break the Cycle our mission is to ensure that people with offending records get the support and encouragement needed for them to introduce positive changes in their lives. Most important within this is to ensure that individuals are economically secure through active engagement within mainstream society. Most importantly it is vital that ex-offenders are re-introduced into the world of work as soon as possible. However there are many barriers preventing the latter from happening:

• No previous work history
• Poor vocational skills sets
• Negative image of mainstream employment
• Discriminative employers
• Poor literacy and numeracy
• Substance abuse issues
• Learning difficulties such as dyslexia

At Break the cycle we aim to tackle these issues head on by providing a range of vocational skills training courses backed by specialist support aimed at recognising and overcoming barriers faced by people with offending records. We will then support both new employees and employers with placement mentors that assist our learners through their first days at work. Break the Cycle also has a package of work based learning courses so that people can continue their skills improvement whilst working.

We recognise that the training we offer can benefit all people and organisations making them more efficient compliant and successful within the tough economic conditions that currently exist. We therefore have an excellent package of training courses delivered by our specialist training partners designed to meet current organisational needs.

However contracting with Break the Cycle gives you other benefits that make engaging with us more attractive and rewarding.

We do not have any shareholders to satisfy and our company ethos is to ensure that any operational profit will fund courses and programme for people with offending records. Therefore you will know that when we are delivering your in-house training all your company spend will go toward helping people re start their lives on a more positive track. Utilising your training budget to improve not only your internal staff's skills and opportunities but to also benefit some of the most troubled in society can only greatly enhance your organisation's reputation.

Corporate training

Utilising our Training Partner Robust Training we are able to deliver a wide range of training programmes to ensure that your company is compliant with new Government or EU legislation. In addition by continually improving your staff's skills increases their confidence, productivity and decreases staff turnover. A Sample of courses are listed below; but we are able to develop a bespoke package that matches your company's needs.

• Disability Awareness
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Safer Recruitment
• Equality and Diversity
• Customer Service
• Literacy and Numeracy
• Transport Fleet evaluation
• Speciality transport training
• Security and Care training

We are also able to advise you about training that attracts Government funding. Additionally we can provide a recruitment and Apprenticeship service; please see details here.

Specialist Employability support to people with offending histories.

As Breaking the Cycle is part of the probation service we are specialists in dealing with people with offending histories. Many ex-offenders who are engaged on Government Welfare to Work programmes will already be working with us as well. Therefore utilising us as your training and employability partner for people who are ex-offenders makes sense. We have a number of employability and skills training packages tailored to reflect the vocational barriers faced by this cohort. Additionally our facilitators are specially trained to assist and also signpost people to support services.