Stepping Stones programme successfully completed
Surrey Supported Employment is delighted to announce the highly successful conclusion of the Stepping Stones project.
A partnership made up of eight organisations - all members of SSE - delivered a programme of training and support over 3 years between July 2008 and June 2011.
The project was funded by the European Social Fund, and co-financed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Surrey Supported Employment co-ordinated delivery in the county and acted as a contracted partner to Working Links with whom it established positive relations, consistently meeting targets with regard to auditing and reports.
The project supported almost 300 people across Surrey facing significant barriers to employment and helped them to access work or work opportunities. Over 45% of project participants found sustained paid employment and there were a whole range of other outcomes achieved in addition. SSE is currently undertaking a detailed analysis of the project outputs looking in detail at the types of sectors and locations in which paid jobs were secured as well as a range of statistical data.
For more information on this or the project more generally, please contact Carol McCart on 01932 567134.