Employ My Ability

Both here at Thorngrove Garden Centre in Gillingham, as well at The Walled Garden in Moreton, Employ My Ability provide unique environments for all of our students, service users, staff, and customers. The provision of numerous vocational training opportunities in our commercial settings enable our young people to acquire the work-skills, training and real-life work-experience needed to prepare them for adulthood, so that they leave us with worthwhile qualifications and a pathway into employment and further engagement within their local community.

This is achieved by designing an individual timetable for each young person that sees them working alongside our trained industry professionals, as well as specialist tutors to develop an understanding of the skills required for the workplace; they also benefit from a wide variety of extra-curricular activities that are on offer.

We have high expectations of our young people to deliver ideal standards of service, which in turn enables consequential learning from consistently interacting with regular customers, tourists, and other visitors. This interaction helps our young people to develop essential social and communication skills, whilst at the same time completing tasks that are relevant, worthwhile and have real outcomes for the development of their own learning.

Real Lives. Real Jobs. Real Work.

By continuing to develop a diverse and successful business, our young people also develop a real understanding of the working world.

It is our belief that successful vocational learning can only take place in a genuine working environment, and classroom theories of vocational studies are much better understood once applied by serving actual customers with the delivery of real services, products, or projects.

Real Lives. Real Jobs. Real Work.

By continuing to develop a diverse and successful business, our young people also develop a real understanding of the working world.

It is our belief that successful vocational learning can only take place in a genuine working environment, and classroom theories of vocational studies are much better understood once applied by serving actual customers with the delivery of real services, products, or projects.

Visits, Taster Sessions and Admissions:

If you would simply like to come and visit us and have a look at Employ My Ability, have a tour, or meet some members of staff and current students, we are more than happy to arrange this.

We can also organise taster sessions for young people to give them an insight into what we do, and how we can support them in making their choice about their future.

If you are interested in finding out more about us and would like to have a look around, we can easily organise this, just contact us on 01929 405685.

We believe every young person is different and embrace this individuality by ensuring all transitions are tailored to meet an individual’s needs.

Referral

Once you have all the information and decide Employ My Ability is the place for you, we will send you a referral form to complete. Once completed this can be emailed or posted back to us.

Student Assessment

After we receive your referral, we will complete an internal assessment. The final part of this is for one of our team to come out and meet with you and your family; this ensures we have all the information we need to support you both academically and emotionally.

Funding

Funding options will be discussed with you throughout the assessment period.

The whole team welcomes you and want you to see all the opportunities available at Employ My Ability, so please download our full prospectus and visit www.employmyability.org.uk for more information.

 

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