A heartwarming news item, featuring the local charity, Minstead Trust. So good t…
A heartwarming news item, featuring the local charity, Minstead Trust. So good that they are tackling the problem of employment head on for the people they support. Credit too, to Skanska.
Following the news that Bob has successfully landed his first paid job with Skanska UK, ITV Meridian news paid him a visit to see how he is getting on.
Bob has been building his work skills on the Step Up For
Work programme for the last 12 months and has recently landed the role of Store Person Assistant at Skanska UK’s Totton depot.Here is the news clip in case you missed it! It’s certainly the ‘lockdown lift’ that many of us need at the moment!
Find out more about our Step Up for Work programme https://www.minsteadtrust.org.uk/charity/services/step-up-for-work/
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