Ex-offenders

'I really believe Pecan helped a lot' Christopher, Workout client

Having a criminal record can seriously limit your job prospects when you’re released from prison and more often than not the trend is to re-offend.

Pecan’s Work Out programme exists to help ex-offenders who want to work again. This provides hope and new direction for ex-offenders and helps create safer communities.

Clients are recruited from within the prison system, as well as being referred from organisations such as The Probation Service and Jobcentre Plus.

The course covers topics such as ‘Workplace Behaviour’, ‘How to disclose criminal convictions’, and ‘Skills and Goal Setting’.  Clients receive guidance with job applications, CVs and interview preparation, as well as support to achieve weekly goals. Clients are sent on a work placement and assigned a trained Mentor who supports and advises them in aspects of their life that relate to their work.