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Womens Wisdom
Jane Kent
Regional Lead
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Womens Wisdom – A few facts
•A Social Enterprise – not for profit organisation
•Organisation operates across the South Coast region (including
Hampshire & I.O.W), London and Yorkshire
•Training Provider – funded and commercial
•Work Placement Provider
•Volunteer Opportunities
•Enterprise/Self-Employment Advice
•Involved with Work Programme & Pre-Employment Support
•Business Support
•Coaching and Support for Offenders
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Who do we work with?
Don’t be fooled by the name!
•Award winning for our work with women but we also support
men
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•Vulnerable People i.e. Victims of Domestic violence, mental
health, drugs/alcohol abuse
•Unemployed people
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•People who need support to ‘change direction’
•People who have an aspiration to start their own business
•Women Offenders (with either custodial or community orders)
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Courses
Employment
Self-Employment
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Empowerment
Courses
Enterprise Clubs
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Job Deal
Confidence
Coaching
Business Support
Coaching
Discover
Programme
Communication
Work Experience
Crafty Enterprises
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Coaching
Day in the Life Of
Money
Management
Volunteering
Hot Desking
Time
Management
Administration
Support
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Employability
Bespoke Training
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The Progress Programme
• Aimed at families where there is worklessness
• The term family is more than two people (not necessarily with
children)
• There must be an adult in receipt of a working age benefit to
qualify for Progress
• More than one member of the family can be on Progress, but
they are all able to make individual choices
• Linked to the Troubled Families agenda
• Ideal for families who are just outside the TF agenda
• Ideal for Work Programme returners
• Supports adults to reduce their barriers to employment
• Involves identifying individual targets and working towards
specific ‘Progress Measures’
• There are 23 Progress Measures that cover a wide range of issues
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The Progress Programme
What is involved?
• One to one intervention and support
• Working with close partners to identify
candidates and support them to select
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• Starts with a coaching session – a warm hand
over is preferred
• Progress measures achieved through one to
one activity, cohort learning, work experience
and volunteering.
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The Progress Programme
Customer Journey
Apply for Eligibility
through Solution 9
Eligible - No
Eligible - Yes
Refer to other WOW
opportunities
Proceed with Progress
Initial Meeting
Step 2
Referral Received
Contact Participant to
arrange initial meeting
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Step 3
Step 1
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Coaching
Session
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Coaching
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ESF Form
Consent Form
Needs Analysis
Action plan
Identify 1st
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Book next
coaching session
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learning
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Step 4
Progress
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Coaching
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Coaching Session
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…. however there is always an
individual journey
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ALL PROGRAMMES AND SUPPORT
IS WORKING TOWARDS AN
OUTCOME OF
EMPLOYMENT OR SELF
EMPLOYMENT
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What you do next
• Refer via the process designed for
Winchester
• We do accept self or direct referral
• Contact Jane Kent 07876 345278 if you
need to discuss further or to arrange a
local presentation/discussion
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Jane Kent
Regional Lead
07876 345278
Email: jane@womenswisdom.co.uk
Website: www.womenswisdom.co.uk
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Contact Details
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Questions?
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