Scheme that gets ex-offenders building

Adam Branson, Regeneration & Renewal, 15 December 2006

A pilot initiative to help young people in the Burnley area get jobs in the construction industry has been launched by social housing provider Calico Housing and training and recruitment organisation Vedas.

Building Futures aims to provide people from disadvantaged backgrounds - particularly ex-offenders and those considered at risk of offending - with the skills they need to get work. It offers training in construction...

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