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Workbridge vocational learning sessions help people living with mental illness, autism, learning disability or brain injury to develop life and vocational skills. People who come to Workbridge may be living independently in the community, in supported living accommodation or in a care home, or they may be receiving treatment at St Andrew's Healthcare.
Workbridge can help a person in a variety of ways, building confidence, communication or social skills or learning skills that may help them gain work or live more independently in their community.
At each step, service users are supported by our skilled tutors, helping them to realise their potential.
Service Users can access learning sessions delivered across 4 Vocational Hubs:
These Vocational Hubs, developed with input from Specialist Occupational and Vocational Therapists, introduce and improve key independence, recovery and employment skills. Each Hub is linked to a range of work experience at St Andrew’s Healthcare, Workbridge and in the local Northamptonshire community and accredited qualifications.
Service Users gain employment and life skills which are meaningful and which can be transferred into voluntary or paid employment.
At Workbridge, all of our learners are assessed and supported to develop their skills within the Skills Builder framework.
The Skills Builder Universal Framework is the world's leading tool for measuring and building essential skills, used by over 850 employers, schools and social impact organisations across the globe. It breaks the eight essential skills down into a sequence of steps, starting with absolute beginner through to mastery.
If you, or a person you know, would benefit from our sessions, please email us.
We can arrange a visit of our Hubs and taster sessions with other learners and our tutors.
When you are ready to attend, we will sit down with you to develop an individual Person Centred Plan (PCP) which will understand what you would like to achieve from attending Workbridge.
Community service users should contact the local council (West Northamptonshire Council or North Northamptonshire Council) to see if they are eligible for funding. Some people do self fund. People can also be funded by care homes or family to attend Workbridge.
