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Department of Work and Pensions Employment Project Directory
Projects in Essex
Projects which accept people with Mental Health problems (they may not exclude other people)
 
ORGANISATION BHB Work Skills
CONTACT Lesley Bailey
ADDRESS Unit 28 Bates Industrial Estate, Church Road, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex, England RM3 0JA
TELEPHONE 0170 834 1766
DESCRIPTION Activities include: Horticulture training, picture framing, woodwork training, shop/retail outlet, market gardening, picture framing, office services, stores/warehousing, woodwork training etc. Services include: Sheltered workshop, vocational training.
SERVICES S14(Vocational training); S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION Education Progress
CONTACT
ADDRESS P.O Box 59, Queensway House, Essex St, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England SS2 5TB
TELEPHONE 01702 534646
DESCRIPTION A scheme to improve education skills and attainment.
SERVICES S12(Educational programme (including literacy/numeracy));
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION Essex Training Trust
CONTACT Linda Robson
ADDRESS Royce House, 630-634 London Road,, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, England SS0 9HW
TELEPHONE 0170 239 1746
DESCRIPTION Activities incl: Adult training centre, work preparation training, information network, vocational guidance and counselling. Services include: Supported employment, sheltered workshop, work placement, vocational training, supported placement scheme etc.
SERVICES S5(Information and advice); S6(Counselling); S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S14(Vocational training); S20(Work placement); S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks); S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION Interact
CONTACT Brian Collings
ADDRESS Moulsham Mill Parkway,,, Chelmsford, Essex, England CM2 7PX
TELEPHONE 01245 608210
DESCRIPTION Activities include: IT training, various work placements, woodwork training, gardening service, office services. Services include: Vocational training, social firm/social enterprise, cooperative, vocational guidance and counselling.
SERVICES S6(Counselling); S7(Vocational guidance; career mapping); S14(Vocational training); S25(Social firm; emerging social firm);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION IT Skills Training
CONTACT
ADDRESS P.O Box 59, Queensway House, Essex St, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England SS2 5TB
TELEPHONE 01702 534646
DESCRIPTION IT skills training.
SERVICES S14(Vocational training);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION L R Training Partnership
CONTACT Linda Robson
ADDRESS 196 Hamlet Court Road,,, Westcliff on Sea, Essex, England SS0 7DE
TELEPHONE 01702 391421
DESCRIPTION Training and job centre provision for disabled people. Can offer help with mentoring, advice and guidance, basic skill assessments training into employment, CV preparation and interview techniques.
SERVICES S8(Pre-employment assessment of abilities/personal strengths); S15(Job training); S18(Job interview skills); S39(Mentoring);
AREA COVERED Basildon District council
 
ORGANISATION Millrace Furniture
CONTACT
ADDRESS Moulsham Mill, Parkway,, Chelmsford, Essex, England CM2 7PX
TELEPHONE 01245 608295
DESCRIPTION Millrace Furniture was established in 1995 to provide a stress free training environment in which recovered mental health patients can learn a new skill in furniture making and restoration alongside experienced cabinet makers/restorers.
SERVICES S14(Vocational training);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION Phased Education Service
CONTACT
ADDRESS P.O Box 59, Queensway House, Essex St, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England SS2 5TB
TELEPHONE 01702 534646
DESCRIPTION Retraining leading to new skills and formal qualifications towards employment.
SERVICES S14(Vocational training);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION Remploy Ltd -Barking
CONTACT Martin Corrigan
ADDRESS Long Reach Road,,, Barking, Essex, England IG11 0JW
TELEPHONE 020 8594 9424
DESCRIPTION Products/services include: Book-binding, and manufacture of electrical components. Tasks undertaken are: Assembling/packaging and book-binding.
SERVICES S36(Supported/sheltered factory/business/workshop/Remploy factories);
AREA COVERED Barking.
 
ORGANISATION Small Works Project
CONTACT Sue Swain
ADDRESS 45 Heather Avenue, Rise Park,, Romford, Essex, England RM1 4SU
TELEPHONE 01708 725798
DESCRIPTION Supported employment in horticulture, painting and decorating.
SERVICES S24(Supported employment/placement - Remploy interworks);
AREA COVERED
 
ORGANISATION Starfish Employment Service
CONTACT Melanie Crewe
ADDRESS 6 Ravenings Parade, Goodmayes Road, Goodmayes, Ilford, Essex, England IG3 9NR
TELEPHONE 0208 597 7188
DESCRIPTION The service assists its clients to make choices about the type of work they wish to be involved in and covers employment support, job coaching, work placement, some training and job retention. We also support people into education.
SERVICES S8(Pre-employment assessment of abilities/personal strengths); S14(Vocational training); S20(Work placement); S37(Job coaching);
AREA COVERED London Borough of Redbridge.