Ex-offenders given BOSS Training to help future careers

YORKSHIRE training provider BOSS Training has provided training to more than 100 prisoners and former offenders thanks to a successful collaboration with the West Yorkshire Probation Trust.

The company, which specialises in working at height and safety training courses, joined The Corporate Alliance in 2007 and has since worked on a number of projects for the probation board, to develop a DVD about working with employers to find job opportunities and provide training for ex-offenders.

BOSS Training has worked with ex-offenders in the Yorkshire and Humber region and across the UK, helping them to achieve qualifications for real job opportunities.

Some of the courses the company has provided include scaffold tower training, cherry picker training and first aid.

Debbie Clark, regional employer engagement manager for Yorkshire and Humber Probation Service, said: “We have placed ex-offenders on IPAF and PASMA training courses with BOSS Training, their instructors are particularly good at being able to empathise with delegates from a diverse range of backgrounds.”

Many  former offenders that have taken part in the training, have gone on to find work as a direct result of the support provided by BOSS Training, the company said.

The Corporate Alliance works with employers to find feasible employment opportunities in labour based sectors for ex-offenders.

Andy Murphy, managing director at Boss Training, said: “We are proud to be a member of the Corporate Alliance and are pleased that we can help reduce re-conviction amongst ex-offenders. Companies providing courses like ours can make a big difference to peoples’ lives and we are glad to be part of the scheme.”