The Skill Mill
This projects is also known as Skill Mill Young Offenders
Aligned SDGs
General overview
Stage of development: Implementation
Policy sector: Criminal justice
Date outcomes contract signed: Jun 2020
Start date of service provision: Aug 2020
Anticipated completion date: Sep 2024
Capital raised (minimum): GBP 1m (USD 1.32m)
Max potential outcome payment: GBP 3.24m
Service users: 224 individuals
Intervention
SM service centres around provision of employment; the young ex-offenders are offered 9 to 5 paid employment four days a week and encouraged to acquire a Level 2 qualification. In addition, participants are supported through mentoring given by both the supervisor on a day to day basis and more in-depth support from a dedicated guidance counsellor.
Target population
High risk ex-offenders aged 16-18
Location
Country
- United Kingdom
Service delivery locations
- Birmingham
- Croydon
- Durham
- Leeds
- Nottingham
- Rochdale
- Surrey
- West Sussex
Involved organisations
Configuration of contracting parties:
- Managed structure: SPV managed by intermediary
Outcome metrics
- Confirmation from Police or another local agency with access to the Police National Computer that Service User has not been reconvicted during this period; or confirmation from the YOT (Youth Offending Team).
- Letter from employer confirming full or part time employment for Service User; or Confirmation from HMT that Service User has registered as employed; or Evidence of enrolment into a NVQ Level 2 or above training course
- Young person registers for the Skill Mill programme by signing the registration form
- Service User has completed at least four weeks on the programme with regular attendance of at least 75% as evidenced by daily attendance register.
- Confirmation from AQA that Level 2 award has been achieved.
- Service User has completed the Skill Mill programme with regular attendance of at least 75%, or completes 5 months of the programme, but departs for purposes of entry into a job position.
Spreadsheet of data
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