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and Resources for the New Millennium Barton Hill IT Workshops and the Barton Hill settlement (ESF & ERDF) |
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It was an initiative that was being driven by local people, for local people and supported by local volunteer effort. Designed as a drop-in facility, as well as generating regular attendance, the workshops and integrated services at Barton Hill have addressed barriers to exclusion, learning and self-employment issues. Construction related work and knowledge network issues have also be tackled in helping individuals to attract work. Target groups in the area were the unemployed, minority ethnic groups and the deprived communities. Participation in the project has helped individuals access training, advice and offer the opportunity of gaining NVQ's, City and Guilds, CAD and RSA qualifications in IT, Multimedia and Internet Technology, to name just a few. Barton Hill and the surrounding locale now have facilities to build further the capabilities, skills and knowledge of its local community, engendering a spirit of enterprise and self-determination. This project was succesfully completed on 31st December 2000. It's successes include creating 3 jobs providing guidance and advice and training programmes for 50 beneficaries. 12 beneficaries have also obtained NVQs. "Building the capacity of individuals"
Copyright 2000 Bristol URBAN Programme |
The focus of this project
was the development of a community based training facility, through
the provision of a brand new computer training centre and classes.
Its purpose was to encourage individuals to equip themselves for entering
the labour market and in seeking higher levels of education/employment,
or higher status and higher paid employment.
For more information contact
Dave Hobson, Project Manager: 