Earlier in June our Senior Management Team held a Skills and Training Centre strategy day with Managers from across our day opportunities provisions coming together to capture best practice, drive forward ideas and make plans to increase our provision across the UK.
Potens’ Skills and Training centres promote employability and life skills for people with learning disabilities, autism and other disabilities. The aim is to increase confidence and provide an opportunity for people to gain certified qualifications. Linked to our day opportunities and community services provision, programmes and courses on offer are based on ability. They also equip people with the skills they need to become ‘work ready’: via vocational working, practical development and accredited learning.
The group strategy session was aimed at utilising skills and experiences of Mangers across the Group; exploring Core Values, models, the outcomes of skills centres we currently have and how we can replicate these in other areas.
Skills and Training Centres – Asdan:
One of the programmes we adopt at our Skills and Training Centres is ASDAN: designed to develop personal, transferable and employability skills. The Centres are developed via a curriculum of activities aimed at each person’s skill level.
Hayley is completing an ASDAN module in the subject of ‘Business Enterprise’ at our day opportunities service in Conwy, North Wales. Initially she had confidence issues regarding her ability, so staff and Hayley set realistic targets with key assigned tasks. She has met all targets and her confidence has increased. She now works supporting client and fundraising events and is looking for further voluntary work.
“Courses reward small steps of achievement regularly and progressively, with recognition of achievement. highlighted at each session.”
