Lisa was referred to Learning Links via Brune Park Community College in Gosport. Lisa was facing permanent exclusion due to inappropriate behaviour and language towards staff and other students. “Learning Links helps those kids who can’t cope with school” . She truanted daily and had not accessed her education fully for 18 months and had therefore fallen behind in all subjects missing vital support from the education system.

After being made redundant from his job as a taxi driver, Steven signed on for Job Seekers Allowance through the job centre. At which point, the Job Centre advisor referred him to meet with a Key Worker for one-to-one sessions through Learning Links Nextstep project.Through the initial interview his key worker discovered he did not have a CV and was put off creating a CV because they were created on the computer.

Paul had been unemployed for 18 months and heard from a friend that Learning Links facilitate the practice sessions to obtain a CSCS (Construction Site Certification Scheme) card to improve his prospects of finding employment. Paul was assigned a Key Worker, on his first appointment the Key Worker found out that he had never had a CV and agreed to create one during a follow-up appointment.

Vicky is a single mother who was referred to Learning Links by the Job Centre for a First Step Meeting under the JCSCP. Rachel (a coordinator at Learning Links) had her first 1-2-1 meeting with Vicky in April 2010 and this led to a further 4 meetings where she offered Vicky Information, advice and guidance as well as mentoring.