Supporting individuals who have arrived as part of the Syrian and Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme to integrate into UK society.
What is the Syrian Resettlement Programme (SRP)?
Working in Partnership with Migration Yorkshire and the Refugee Council, the Syrian Resettlement Programme (SRP) provides support to Syrian and Vulnerable persons during their first five years of re-settlement in the UK. It offers them a holistic package of support to facilitate integration, encompassing the following five areas:
Language Fluency
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Education & Training
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Employment Support
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Health, Wellbeing & Independence
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Community Engagement
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What role does RETAS play in the Syrian Resettlement Programme?
The Syrian Resettlement Programme at RETAS supports vulnerable Syrian families to resettle in the Leeds area.
Support that RETAS provides includes:
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Harpreet Kaur Facilitating a Sewing Class. |
How do we run this project?
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SRP Employability Skills Training
Our primary goal at RETAS is to empower our clients. We're doing it in a few different ways:
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ESOL Sewing Class
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The ESOL Sewing Class is designed for refugees who are seeking to develop their English language and their employability skills. The main aim of establishing the ESOL for Sewing Class is to create a positive atmosphere to support our clients’ wellbeing. In addition, it is to encourage them to build their confidence in employability to start their journey to work.
Class Outcomes:
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Employability with driving theory
Employability with driving theory support is an interactive course designed to support refugees and asylum seekers who are not proficient in the English language. The aim is to develop our client's employability skills and their English language.
The course has been designed with clients' future prospects in mind, for example, Many of our clients have identified their job goals as being; delivery drivers, taxi drivers and many other driving related professions. We created a course that focused on bringing our clients that one step closer to their overall goals.
The course looks at improving clients understanding of driving within the UK, rules and regulations and overall supplements their own individual learning. Furthermore, the course looks at increasing knowledge around effective job search techniques within the UK, supports clients with CV construction and develops their Interview skills.
The course has been designed with clients' future prospects in mind, for example, Many of our clients have identified their job goals as being; delivery drivers, taxi drivers and many other driving related professions. We created a course that focused on bringing our clients that one step closer to their overall goals.
The course looks at improving clients understanding of driving within the UK, rules and regulations and overall supplements their own individual learning. Furthermore, the course looks at increasing knowledge around effective job search techniques within the UK, supports clients with CV construction and develops their Interview skills.
Resettlement Programme Exit Pathways
RETAS offers different exit pathways for resettlement refugees who have come to the end of the 5 years support. The process of resettlement is not time bound and the pace of integration varies with each individual. As such, RETAS is keen to allow refugees to benefit from its wider service provision until they feel ready to live independently.
Upon ‘graduating’ from the resettlement program, clients can be assisted to access the following support pathways based on their exit interviews.
Upon ‘graduating’ from the resettlement program, clients can be assisted to access the following support pathways based on their exit interviews.
Throughout the year, we also organise a number of practical trips, workshops and activities to support with our five focus areas. Recent trips and activities have included: family trip to the museum, a walk in Otley, library trips, a talk with a dietician around healthy eating, workshops on relaxation techniques, volunteering and job seeking skills
Want to find out more or get in touch about this work?
please contact the RETAS Office or email RETAS Operations & Development manager
fidelis@retasleeds.co.uk
fidelis@retasleeds.co.uk