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If you provide a work experience placement, Right Track will provide quality training through day release and ongoing assessment to ensure the trainee meets required standards.
Right Track pays the training allowance and travelling expenses directly to trainees. There is therefore no cost to your company or administration of allowances. We monitor the trainee’s progress and telephone regularly to confirm attendance.
Right Track provides support for the work provider through the Placement Officer. We are always on call to listen to and solve any problems that may occur during the placement. We visit on a regular basis and work closely with the company to ensure that the training requirements are being met on both sides.
The Placement Officer will check you have the following: - A safe working environment, current insurance covering trainees, a Health & Safety Policy and Health & Safety induction for Employees. (These are already required by law for your own employees. We can help with information and/or advice if required.)
Your company will benefit from the knowledge that the training and development you are providing will give a young person an opportunity which they would not otherwise obtain.
- You could be training and developing a future employee, saving you time and costs in recruitment.
- Opportunity to give something back to the community and contribute positively to the lives of young people in Scotland.
- A wide variety of companies support Right Track for different reasons (and in different ways).
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Joe's Story
Joe started Right Track in August 2007 with a history of being extremely disruptive in school. Joe is dyslexic and experienced great difficulty with his reading and writing.
When he joined the Skills for the Future Project, Joe had a very bad attitude towards authority, low self-esteem and had great difficulty working in a group.
During his time with the Project Joe has learned to accept discipline when time is taken to discuss situations with him. His timekeeping and attendance have been exemplary at 97% and he is the first to arrive at the Project every morning. He has benefited from the small group work offered by the Project and he has made big improvements in literacy and numeracy that he struggled with at school.
He is currently working towards achieving his Core Skills in Communication and Numeracy.
Ian's Story
Ian was originally referred to Right Track seeking work in mechanics. Within a week a Work Experience Placement was secured with a local garage but Ian decided that mechanics was not a trade he wished to pursue. Project staff worked with Ian to help him identify alternative jobs that he might be interested in. Ian then decided that he would like to try Work Experience in a butcher's shop.
Staff helped Ian to find out what would be needed to become an Apprentice Butcher. It was discovered that he needed his Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate before he could work with food products. Ian would also need to wear a shirt and tie to work every day - something Ian felt would be quite a challenge!
After Right Track approached several companies seeking a Work Experience opportunity for Ian one company agreed to give him a trial. Ian did so well and looked so smart every day that he was offered full-time employment after four weeks and is now working towards his Master Butcher’s Qualification.
Derek's Story
Derek was originally referred to the Get Ready for Work Programme as a Vocational trainee who was interested in factory or warehouse work. It soon became apparent that Derek had literacy and numeracy difficulties in addition to very poor timekeeping and attendance. Consequently it took several months before he could try Work Experience in a warehouse.
From then on Derek developed a pattern of staying with Work Experience Placements for a few weeks or months and then returning to the Training Centre. Derek clearly preferred manual work to attending the Training Centre but his timekeeping and attendance kept letting him down as all the Employers who provided Work Experience were satisfied with his work but could not rely on him because of his lateness and absences. This was the only thing preventing him from getting a job!
Eventually Derek was placed with a Builder’s Merchants and Derek showed that he had completely changed his work ethic, with much improved timekeeping and attendance. He got on well with the staff team, worked hard and was soon offered full time employment in a job he really enjoys.
John's Story
John was referred to the Skills for the Future Project following prolonged absence from school. His erratic home life, lack of confidence and increased levels of withdrawal and lack of communication had led to him being allocated a Social Worker and discussion about a referral to Right Track.
Over time John gained in confidence and became integrated into the Skills for the Future group. His attendance has been excellent and staff have highlighted his great commitment to the Project and his thoughtfulness and sensitivity to others.
John was nominated for Right Track’s Trainee of the Year Award and is looking forward to a career in the Motor Trade.
Joe – from being disruptive at school to working towards his Core Skills in Communication and Numeracy
Ian – from never wearing a tie to now working towards his Master Butcher’s Qualification
Derek – from poor time keeping to full time employment with a Builder’s Merchants
John – from prolonged absence to nominated for Right Track’s Trainee of the Year Award
For further information and a discussion about how we may be able to work in partnership, please call Jim Duffy on Tel: 0141 556 1991.
Right Track Scotland Ltd.
