Index:

Introduction to New Bridge Employment Service
Partnership with South West London Probation Service
Pre-release Job and Training Interviews


Introduction to New Bridge Employment Service

New Bridge has five Employment Advisers who provide advice and assistance to prisoners and probation service clients aimed at helping them to access employment, training or educational placements. Much of the work involves referral - to job centres, colleges and training providers.

Partnership with South West London Probation Service

Through our partnership with South West London Probation Service, ex-offenders are referred for an interview with a New Bridge Employment Adviser. During 2022 , 54% of our clients were found a job or a training or educational placement.

Pre-release Job and Training Interviews

The purpose of this project is to conduct interviews in prison with offenders due to be released in the next month or so. Sixteen prisons participated during 2022 and a total of 292 visits to prisons were made by Employment Advisers. Of the 1,367 inmates interviewed, 867 had job interviews arranged at their local job centre as well as receiving advice and guidance on job and training opportunities.

The prisons participating are:

South East Region Midlands Region North East Region
Bullingdon Drake Hall - women Leeds
Coldingley Featherstone
Cookham Wood - women Shrewsbury
Dover YOI Stafford
Downview
East Sutton Park - women
High Down
Maidstone
Springhill / Grendon
Wandsworth
Woodhill


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