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Concrete Rose Collective

concrete rose collective

Concrete Rose Collective is devoted to providing first-class support that responds to the needs of young people particular in the fields of accommodation and education. You can find out more about our vision and background below. Our vision Every young person living life to the full with the foundations and opportunities to flourish. Our mission To provide accommodation and support that enables young people to step into a better future. Current offer We provide supported lodgings for young people (including care leavers, those at risk of homelessness, unaccompanied asylum seekers and young parents). These are nurturing places, in host homes, that include exceptional levels of wrap-around support (for hosts and young people) and are founded on a therapeutic approach that is based in research and understands trauma. We do this generally, though not exclusively, through hosts from local churches. Our history The roots of Concrete Rose Collective CIC can be traced back long before its establishment as a Community Interest Company in 2020 and in particular to 20 years of support for marginalised young people by our founder Mike Farrington (see ‘Our People’ for more details). Increasingly evident over this time was the need to proactively respond to two priority areas essential in enabling young people to thrive: Accommodation: The need to provide safe, loving, and professionally supported accommodation options particularly in the area of semi-independent living enabling young people to successfully navigate the transition from home (or care) to adulthood. Education: The need for educational provision that focusses on character and emotional intelligence and where a range of talents and aspirations can be expressed and nurtured. The name comes from a poem and an audio extract from the hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur. Elements of both are written below and eloquently capture the tremendous resilience and tenacity that many young people have already shown in overcoming traumatic starts to life that may include abuse, childhood trauma and community dysfunction. It also echoes the notion that such trauma inevitably creates hurt, scars and the odd prickly spike but that, with some key ingredients, the outcome can be something of striking beauty that defies the past, points to the future, and beautifies the world. Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete Proving nature’s laws wrong It learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems but by keeping its dreams it learned to breathe fresh air Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else, even cared You try to plant somethin in the conrete, y’knowhatImean? If it grow, and the and the rose petal got all kind of Scratches and marks, you not gon’ say, “Damn, look at All the scratches and marks on the rose that grew from concrete” You gon’ be like, “Damn! A rose grew from the concrete?!” You see you wouldn’t ask why the rose that grew from the concrete had damaged petals. On the contrary, we would all celebrate its Tenacity. We would all love it’s will to reach the sun. Our ethos Concrete Rose has at its heart a Christian ethos. We do not impose these beliefs on others and we support, employ and work alongside those of all faiths and none. Our Christian ethos informs the ways in which we work and creates a culture which values the individual (and recognises their immeasurable worth and innate talents), empowers others and demonstrates a love and commitment that is long-term and resilient. We desire to see the young people we support live life to the full, realise their God-given potential and positively shape their future and the world around them. Make a difference Last year 121,000 young people (16-25) in the UK were homeless or at risk of homelessness. You could make a difference. Give young people the opportunity to build a firm foundation for the future by becoming an approved host through our supported lodgings scheme, ‘Room to spare’. We provide training, 24/7 support and start-up bursaries. Find out more by downloading our ‘Information for hosts’ brochure.

Damar Training

damar training

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Manchester

With offices in Manchester, we deliver business and professional apprenticeships across England in business admin, accountancy, customer service, data protection, legal admin, medical admin. paralegal, chartered legal executive, team leadership and management. By focussing on these specific areas, we have become industry-leading experts in the provision of professional apprenticeship standards for SMEs and levy payers, within the private and public sectors. If you are interested in working for us, please see our job vacancies page. We help organisations build by: Improving productivity Recruiting and developing fresh talent and a more diverse workforce Developing existing staff to be more effective in their role Improving staff retention and morale Increasing levels of customer service Improving systems and processes Developing innovative, forward-thinking leaders and managers We maximise the benefits apprenticeship training brings to employers with our people, processes and systems: We have long-term relationships with large employers (e.g. JB Leitch, The Co-op and Aldermore Bank), the public sector (e.g. the NHS, Greater Manchester Police and Crown Prosecution Service), as well as SMEs We have coaches and subject-specialist experts who support, challenge, develop and empower their apprentices We have account managers who ensure your apprentices are on target and your business needs are consistently being met We played an integral role in the development of the legal apprenticeship standards and remain a key influencer in the world of apprenticeships We structure our programmes in manageable blocks of learning, which are sequenced to optimise the apprentice’s journey We combine knowledge elements and classical theory with contemporary contexts and case studies to bring the subject matter to life We have our Profiler system which enables us to effectively identify gaps in apprentices’ skills, knowledge and behaviours as well as clearly demonstrate the impact of our training We have a flexible approach to teaching and training, with materials and meetings planned around your business We use our forums to connect apprentices on the same qualification, to give opportunities for support, networking and peer-to-peer learning We use our tried and tested, sophisticated e-learning platform to support apprentices with a range of interactive webinars, discussion forums, expert input, workbooks, videos and other online resources Whether you are an existing or prospective client or someone who is simply interested in apprenticeships, we hope that you find our website useful. If you would like any more information please do not hesitate to get in touch.