Fair-chance hiring
Clear, practical guidance to help recruitment teams recognise where processes may unintentionally screen people out, and make fair-chance hiring work in real roles.
Our programmes
Programmes that build a route back
Five programmes matched to sentence stage, release timeline and setting, built around confidence, capability and opportunity.
Our programmes are multi-week with group and one-to-one mentoring and a confirmed referral pathway for every participant. Each follows the same journey; confidence, capability and opportunity and every session is co-facilitated by a trained peer mentor alongside a professional mentor and/or subject-matter expert.
Foundation Programme
Our three-phase core for adults in custody and in the community. It moves from confidence and identity, to development, to pathways and a confirmed next step. Open to all.
Empowerment to Employment
Industry-focused programmes supporting prison leavers and people experiencing long-term unemployment back into work through sector-specific learning and referrals.
Empower Her Future
Gender-responsive programmes supporting female prison leavers and people experiencing long-term unemployment into work, with industry-focused learning and pastoral support before and during employment.
Where I Fit
Cultural capital, delivered by going there. Participants visit professional and institutional settings, then build a personalised pathway into employment, education or enterprise.
Working for Yourself
An eight-week programme to help participants explore whether self-employment is the right route for them and to say plainly when it is not. It covers the licence conditions and practical realities that general business support cannot, with extended post-programme support for those ready to build a sustainable self-employed future.
Every programme can be complemented by our standalone workshops.
See our workshopsEmployer awareness and training
Practical sessions for employers ready to turn fair-chance hiring into a workplace practice, not simply a policy statement.
Disclosure, onboarding and support
Support for managers and teams on navigating disclosure with confidence, creating a thoughtful onboarding experience and putting the right support in place once someone starts.
Building an inclusive, second-chance workplace
Sessions that build the understanding, language and everyday practices needed to create a workplace where people with criminal convictions can contribute, progress and stay.
What we deliver
Alongside our programmes and employer sessions, we provide joined-up delivery for organisations seeking meaningful rehabilitation, employability and social value outcomes.
Employment and skills
Structured pathways into employment, covering job-readiness, employer engagement, application support and in-work retention.
Mentoring
One-to-one and group mentoring from practitioners who combine professional expertise with lived experience of the criminal justice system.
Workshops
Focused, practical sessions in personal development, digital skills, job search, communication and interview preparation across custodial and community settings.
Employer engagement
Inclusive recruitment pipelines, supported onboarding and practical guidance for businesses building a fair-chance workplace.
Social value delivery
Credible employment, skills and mentoring activity delivered against contract commitments and evidenced through clear reporting.
Consultancy
Support to design, structure and evidence social value activity, from bid-writing and programme design to outcome measurement.