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The Skill Mill

Open Call
In progress

Funding:

£5,600,000

Evaluation types:

Implementation and Process evaluation, Internal pilot and efficacy trial

Activity Type:

Work placement

Evaluators:

ICF Consulting Services, University of Manchester

About the project

The Skill Mill (TSM) was established in Newcastle in 2013 as an innovative response to local youth offending challenges, combining work opportunities with skills development for young people at high risk of reoffending.

The name ‘The Skill Mill’ was chosen for its resonance with both the water-based work and the concept of a traditional mill as a place of employment. The intervention consists of a six-month paid employment, with young people working in cohorts of four (a ‘crew’) with a supervisor who works with the cohort over the full six-month period. Following the employment phase, young people receive three months of post-intervention support, which is aimed at helping them transition from TSM in a new employment opportunity or a training or educational opportunity.

Reflecting the primary employment opportunities and likely destinations of the young people, the programme focuses on manual labour roles. 

About the funding round

  • Open Call

    Grant:Open Call

    This is an ongoing call for proposals from delivery organisations working to prevent children from becoming involved in violence.

Project protocol

Evaluation protocolDownload

Find out more:

https://www.theskillmill.org