Employing Prison Leavers: Unlocking Potential in Mid Wales

Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership

Struggling to recruit skilled employees?
Have you considered employing a prison leaver? We ask the question…why not?

Hope Church

***This is a bilingual message - scroll down for the Welsh version ***Calling all employers!Struggling to recruit skilled employees?Have you considered employing a prison leaver? We ask the question…why not?According to data from the Ministry of Justice, <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.personnelchecks.co.uk%2Flatest-news%2Fcriminal-record-checks-increasing%23%3A~%3Atext%3DBeing%2520an%2520Inclusive%2520Employer%2Cwhen%2520just%2520looking%2520at%2520men.&data=05%7C02%7Clily.else%40powys.gov.uk%7C096e52824bc94331b62508dd5fe2a168%7Cc01d9ee10eb0475499ae03ae8a732b50%7C0%7C0%7C638772149200779143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ll7m7kdQKmpn2a4ahvjsJBFO%2Bhpq1iAaXP3mW24pEMw%3D&reserved=0" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.personnelchecks.co.uk%2Flatest-news%2Fcriminal-record-checks-increasing%23%3A~%3Atext%3DBeing%2520an%2520Inclusive%2520Employer%2Cwhen%2520just%2520looking%2520at%2520men.&data=05%7C02%7Clily.else%40powys.gov.uk%7C096e52824bc94331b62508dd5fe2a168%7Cc01d9ee10eb0475499ae03ae8a732b50%7C0%7C0%7C638772149200779143%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ll7m7kdQKmpn2a4ahvjsJBFO%2Bhpq1iAaXP3mW24pEMw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">27% of working-age adults in the UK have a criminal conviction</a>. That’s a considerable part of the population and a largely untapped talent pool. And this talent pool isn’t going unnoticed by businesses.Many worked successfully before prison. Many have acquired new skills and qualifications during their prison stays. Your business can tap into a diverse talent pool of people with a wide range of backgrounds, life experiences and skills to suit almost any sector.The event will give you a 360-degree perspective on employing prison leavers:· Hear from a range of experts working in the prison system.· Learn from employers with experience of taking on prison leavers.· Have insight into the prison leavers point of view.· Gain an insight into skills and training available in prisons.· Discuss the barriers to employing a prison leaver.· Discover what support is out there for employers and prison leavers alike once in employment.Additionally, to provide you with a valuable resource, the Welsh Government will be launching their new Toolkit to support employers on their journey to recruiting prison leavers.This event is organised by the Department of Work and Pensions, North Wales Regional Skills Partnership, Mid Wales Regional Skills Partnership, the Prison and Probation Service and Careers Wales/Working Wales.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yn galw ar bob cyflogwr!Cael trafferth recriwtio gweithwyr medrus?Ydych chi wedi ystyried cyflogi rhywun sy'n gadael carchar? Rydym yn gofyn y cwestiwn ... pam lai?Yn ôl data gan y Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder, mae gan <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.personnelchecks.co.uk%2Flatest-news%2Fcriminal-record-checks-increasing%23%3A~%3Atext%3DBeing%2520an%2520Inclusive%2520Employer%2Cwhen%2520just%2520looking%2520at%2520men.&data=05%7C02%7Clily.else%40powys.gov.uk%7C096e52824bc94331b62508dd5fe2a168%7Cc01d9ee10eb0475499ae03ae8a732b50%7C0%7C0%7C638772149200802469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j04U4%2Fd9Y1kjnoWneqK2onC9dsy%2BG3el3pQwuIdPIAg%3D&reserved=0" title="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.personnelchecks.co.uk%2Flatest-news%2Fcriminal-record-checks-increasing%23%3A~%3Atext%3DBeing%2520an%2520Inclusive%2520Employer%2Cwhen%2520just%2520looking%2520at%2520men.&data=05%7C02%7Clily.else%40powys.gov.uk%7C096e52824bc94331b62508dd5fe2a168%7Cc01d9ee10eb0475499ae03ae8a732b50%7C0%7C0%7C638772149200802469%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=j04U4%2Fd9Y1kjnoWneqK2onC9dsy%2BG3el3pQwuIdPIAg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">27% o oedolion o oedran gweithio yn y DU euogfarn droseddol. </a>Mae hynny'n rhan sylweddol o'r boblogaeth ac yn gronfa dalent sydd heb ei defnyddio i raddau helaeth. Ac nid yw'r gronfa dalent hon yn cael ei hanwybyddu gan fusnesau.Roedd llawer yn gweithio'n llwyddiannus cyn carchar. Mae llawer wedi ennill medrau a chymwysterau newydd yn ystod eu harhosiad yn y carchar. Gall eich busnes fanteisio ar dalentau amrywiol o bobl ag ystod eang o gefndiroedd, profiadau bywyd a sgiliau sy'n addas ar gyfer bron unrhyw sector.Bydd y digwyddiad hyn yn rhoi persbectif 360 gradd i chi ar gyflogi pobl sy’n gadael carchar:· Clywed gan amrywiaeth o arbenigwyr sy'n gweithio yn y system carchardai.· Dysgu gan gyflogwyr sydd â phrofiad o gyflogi’r rhai sy'n gadael carchar.· Cael mewnwelediad i safbwynt y rhai sy'n gadael carchar.· Cael cipolwg ar y sgiliau a'r hyfforddiant sydd ar gael mewn carchardai.· Trafod y rhwystrau i gyflogi rhywun sy'n gadael carchar.· Darganfod pa gefnogaeth sydd ar gael i gyflogwyr a'r rhai sy'n gadael carchar unwaith maent mewn cyflogaeth.Yn ogystal, er mwyn darparu adnodd gwerthfawr i chi, bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn lansio eu Pecyn Cymorth newydd i gefnogi cyflogwyr ar eu taith i recriwtio pobl sy’n gadael carchar.Mae'r digwyddiad yma wedi'i drefnu gan yr Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau, Partneriaeth Sgiliau Rhanbarthol Gogledd Cymru, Partneriaeth Sgiliau Rhanbarthol Canolbarth Cymru, y Gwasanaeth Carchardai a Phrawf, a Gyrfa Cymru / Gweithio Cymru.

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