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Offender Learning Strategy

Offender Learning Strategy. POLICY CONTEXT. Green Paper on offender learning 15 December 2005 Emphasis: reducing re-offending through skills and employment Signed by DfES/DWP/Home Office. FACTS & FIGURES. The prison population has risen by 60% in the last decade

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Offender Learning Strategy

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  1. Offender Learning Strategy

  2. POLICY CONTEXT • Green Paper on offender learning 15 December 2005 • Emphasis: reducing re-offending through skills and employment • Signed by DfES/DWP/Home Office

  3. FACTS & FIGURES • The prison population has risen by 60% in the last decade • Former prisoners account for 18% of all crime • Offenders cost as much as £37, 500 per year in prison • Crime committed by ex-offenders is estimated at £11 billion per year

  4. OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS • 30% of prisoners were regular truants • 49% of male prisoners were excluded • 52% of male and 71% of female prisoners have no qualifications • 67% of prisoners were unemployed at the time of imprisonment • 58% of former prisoners reconvicted within 2 years

  5. THE SOLUTION “Evidence suggests that a package of interventions and support both within prison and after release is likely to be most effective in reducing the likelihood of re-offending”

  6. THE STRATEGY • Ensuring that training providers and colleges are better able to provide the skills offenders need to get a job • Greater coherence across the system with emphasis on skills and jobs • Motivation and engagement of offenders including a new ‘employability contract’ with a focus on rights and responsibilities

  7. THE STRATEGY • Introduction of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) & Regional Offender Managers (ROMS) • A new Offender Learning & Skills Service (OLASS) planned and funded by the LSC • A strong focus on employment utilising Train to Gain

  8. NEXT STEPS • London OLASS Strategic Board • Tendering of Delivery • Learning providers: Kensington & Chelsea, City & Islington, Lewisham • IAG provider: London Advisory Partnership (LAP) • 3 Year contracts commence 31st July • ESF and other funding

  9. VTE&S/Partnership Office Locations VTE&S/Partnership Connexions Areas Prospects Connexions Areas Lifetime Connexions Areas CfBT Connexions Areas ENFIELD BARNET HARROW WALTHAM FOREST HARINGEY REDBRIDGE HAVERING 01/02 HACKNEY HILLINGDON ISLINGTON BRENT BARKING CAMDEN TOWER HAMLETS NEWHAM 08 EALING WESTMINSTER KINGSTON & CHELSEA 03 HAMMERSMITH GREENWICH SOUTHWARK LAMBETH HOUNSLOW BEXLEY WANDSWORTH PRISONS (1-8) - 01 HOLLOWAY - 02 PENTONVILLE - 03 BELMARSH - 04 BRIXTON - 05 FELTHAM - 06 LATCHMERE HOUSE - 07 WANDSWORTH - 08 WORMWOOD SCRUBS RICHMOND LEWISHAM 04 05 07 06 STAINES MERTON KINGSTON BROMLEY SUTTON CROYDON LONDON - OLASS

  10. LAP IAGConsortium ENABLING RESULTS ENTRY INDUCTION INTEGRATED CURRICULUM MOVING ON SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY • Core assessments, including: • Basic Skills • Specialist dyslexia, and ECOL • ADHD,etc • Vocational aptitude and maturity • Use of Learn Direct online • Introduction to accredited programme • Skills for Life • ESOL • Basic Food Hygiene • CIEH • ASET • Placing into ETE by allocated Education Link Worker (YOI)/ Nextstep Adviser • Liaison with delivery partners • Links to ROTL • Embedded literacy and numeracy skills in a vocational curriculum • Individual specialist literacy and numeracy, including ESOL Ongoing IAG through local Nextsteps Services Evening and weekend enrichment opportunities Follow up and tracking in conjunction with probation service Collation and issue of Progress File, with electronic ILP, to learner and partners • ICT • Graphics & design • Catering • Customer services • Business Enterprise education • Practical trades Vocational taster courses and visits Employment • Access to: • Allocated Education Link Worker (YOI) • Allocated Personal Tutor • Nextstep Advisers Creation and monitoring of Individual Learner Record IAG (delivered by Nextsteps) • Vocational training through • partners • Training providers • FE colleges Electronic ILP • Wider academic, Arts and Enrichment • Evening and weekend program • Social & life skills • Crime avoidance • E-learning • Level 3/4 programs • Liaison with resettlement team, probation and other agencies • Data transfer to LSC and NOMIS Progress File Guided allocation to courses INNOVATION AND LEARNING

  11. IMPLICATIONS FOR IAG TASK GROUP • Offenders are a key priority group for the LSC • There may be additional funding for working with offenders e.g. ESF, Olympic funding • Most partners will come into contact with offenders in custody or the community

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