Aug 21, 2019 | Supporting Employment
HACRO have been searching for inspirational stories from ex-offenders. Erika’s story is about how she made the most of a bad situation and looked to the future: By Prisoners Education Trust: When Erika went to prison she set herself the task of drawing a...
Feb 17, 2019 | Supporting Employment
Working with offenders: Why is it a good idea for an offender to think about employment or starting up their own business? HACRO offer a number of programmes for offenders which focus on planning for employment/self-employment: to enable them to turn their lives...
Apr 8, 2018 | Supporting Employment
Project Strive Building Better Opportunities, breaking barriers to employment. April 2018 Progression Report: Remind me, what is Project Strive? Since October 2016 HACRO has been a delivery partner for Building Better Opportunities, which is managed by Herts County...
Dec 15, 2017 | Supporting Employment
HACRO’s first WorkAbility course ends next week. Here’s what two of the participants have to say about their experience of WorkAbility: “I have found the course to be very helpful. I have managed to improve my self-confidence and learned positive and vital information...
Dec 7, 2017 | Supporting Employment
A key objective of HACRO WorkAbility is to develop links with the Hertfordshire business community, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises. Many Hertfordshire businesses, particularly in the construction and hospitality sectors, are now looking for...
Nov 23, 2017 | Supporting Employment
HACRO and its partners are running a pilot project to check the WorkAbility concept and its outcomes. The pilot is based at Emmaus St Albans and the course is being delivered by tutors from the WEA. Susan Pope, Area Education Manager for the WEA commented, “The WEA...
