ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY - POSITIVE FUTURES

Mencap are a passionate group of people committed to developing work and training skills for everyone with a learning disability.

So What is Positive Futures? Our main focus is to assist any individual with a learning disability progress their personal confidence, motivation and skills to assist them in gaining sustainable employment/volunteering or further education. Over a 22 week period each individual will receive support in their own personal goals while enhancing their skills to communicate in a team environment.

Areas covered on the course: 

Community Impact Project:

• Learners complete a community impact project that may be an area they value as a group or a cause that could benefit the local community.

Employability Skills:

This will be the key factor to their personal progression.

• Through tailored support they will learn the importance of a good CV, letter writing, application forms and interview techniques.
• This will also enhance each individual's functional skills in English, Maths and ICT.

Supported Work Placement:

Through carefully selected employers, each learner will complete a placement over a four week period, a minimum of four hours per week. This will help them gain confidence in a workplace environment and learn the correct ethos towards sustainable employment.

Money Management:

• Through various sessions and external providers , we will provide knowledge of money management and awareness of financial importance. 

Fund Raising Event:

• This can be incorporated with their community impact project.

Please contact us to join us or for more information. 'We won't stop until people with a learnng disability are valued equally'.