Supporting Employment

Unlocking the potential of the UK’s ex-offenders Read more - By Blayne Pereira Highlights More than 10 million people in the UK have a criminal record Many of them fall at the first hurdle when applying for jobs because they’re forced to disclose a record on...

Derek Jones: From prison cell to email entrepreneur By Caroline Le MarechalBBC News, Bristol Mar 2013 After leaving the family home at 15, he had become a repeat offender by his 30s. Upset because he had received no letters from his girlfriend, he came up with an...

Greggs the baker gives a taste of work to ex-prisoners By Brian Groom High street chain’s hiring strategy is repaid with loyalty from hard-to-place employees Greggs, the high street bakery chain, is among a growing number of UK companies that are hiring former...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

What is WorkAbility? WorkAbility is a new HACRO initiative for supporting ex-offender employment and reducing their likelihood of re-offending. It is a partnership between the public sector (National Probation Service), private sector (BeNCH CRC), and voluntary...