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Shaw Trust

Swan Buildings
Swan Street
MANCHESTER
M4 5JW

Tel: (0161) 834 6532
Fax: (0161) 834 6685
Email: outset.manchester@shaw-trust.org.uk
Website: www.shaw-trust.org.uk

Providing work and training opportunities for disabled and disadvantaged people.

Shaw Trust is a leading national charity, which was registered in 1982 during the International Year for Disabled Persons. Shaw Trust originated in the village of Shaw, specifically to meet the known needs of a small group of individuals. All were severely disabled, but each one had valuable skills and abilities. By focussing on what they could do, rather than what they could not, real jobs were found with employers. This not only meant employment and income, but independence, a sense of self worth and a chance to live their lives as integrated members of society.

After twenty years of growth, Shaw Trust is now widely recognised internationally as one of the leading authorities in disability, disadvantage and employment.

Shaw Trust believes that everyone should have an equal opportunity to work. Without employment and training opportunities an individual is disadvantaged and excluded from society.

Whether disabled or disadvantaged, most people have the potential and ability to achieve real and rewarding training and employment. Shaw Trust now supports almost 11,00 people across England, Scotland and Wales through job preparation, job finding, job support, job retention and creation and training.

Shaw trust is engaged in the following projects:

  • Supporting over 4,000 people in employment

  • Providing rehabilitation, skills assessment, vocational training, development of life skills, work tasters and work preparation and annually assisting a further 3,000 people

  • Running 100 projects designed to develop skills in key areas of employment, including; horticulture, retail, information technology, catering, business administration and arts and crafts

  • Working in partnership with over 3,000 companies to support disabled people in employment

  • Working in partnership with over 50 Health Authorities, Social Services departments, Learning and Skills Councils and within a number of European initiatives

  • Has a network of over 650 staff covering England, Scotland and Wales, who advise and support disabled and disadvantaged people

  • Has twenty-five shops in the UK

What training is on offer in Manchester?

The training hours in the centre are from 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., Monday to Thursday. Clients are expected to attend two sessions per week in their chosen subject, totalling ten hours per week. The programmes on offer are:

European Computer Driving Licence
City and Guilds Adult Numeracy
City and Guilds Adult Literacy

All these programmes lead to nationally recognised awards and are certificated by nationally registered examination boards.
 

How do you start a course?

Clients can just phone or write to us or alternatively, we can provide referral forms for completion by referral agencies.

Clients attend the centre for an initial interview and assessment. A training officer will discuss their goals and needs and an individual training plan will be agreed. A full report is then sent to the referral agency.

A start date is agreed and a full induction course provided. As the centre is contracted to City College Manchester to deliver the courses, all clients become students of City College Manchester and subject to their facilities.

Clients attend their prescribed coursed at two, five-hour slots each week for the sixteen-week duration of the course. Course times are:

09.30 to 12.00 (noon)
12.30 to 3.30 p.m.

Each client has regular reviews and referral agencies are kept fully informed as to the progress of clients. Clients are free to use facilities to pursue job search outside of training hours.
 

How do we look after the interest of each client?

  • We can cater for disabled adults.
  • Clients have an initial interview in order to assess their needs.
  • An individual training is agreed with clients depending upon their needs and goals.
  • Each client is given a start date and has regular interviews to assess their progress and discuss any other issues they might have.
  • Staff are available to assist with job search skills outside of normal training hours.
  • We buy local job papers and receive vacancy bulletins from local organisations.
  • We have dedicated areas and facilities, including computers for job search and writing applications and a kitchen.

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