Previous Projects
Some of our previous projects
Skills for Jobs – Stepping Stone - Bradford
ESF / LSC CO-FINANCING
CRAVEN COLLEGE
Trescom is the lead partner and the fund-holding organization for delivery of accredited and non-accredited training, support and placement opportunities to individuals with low current skills to help them progress to further learning and employment.
Bradford-based provision.
Skills for Success
(ESF / LSC CO-FINANCED)
Leeds
Trescom is the lead partner and the fund-holding organization delivering accredited and non-accredited training, support and placement opportunities to individuals with low current skills to help them progress to further learning and employment.
Leeds-based provision in the most deprived of Leeds.
Trescom at Number 10 Downing Street
Saeeda Ahmed (Trescom) in her role as a Social Enterprise Ambassador and part of the group of ambassadors visited the PM Gordon Brown on Social Enterprise Day.
At the Social Enterprise reception Gordon Brown spoke very highly of the role of Social Enterprise. The Prime Minister was very positive about Social Enterprise and made an extra effort to point out that every single one of the people working in the social enterprise sector around UK was making a major difference to their own communities.
Ministers -Tessa Jowell and Angela Smith also supported the event and spoke of the future role of the sector.
Community Learning Champions
BIS and NIACE
Trescom is the lead organization and the fund holder in this unique partnership with Artworks to support local people to improve their lives. A team of 30 Learning Champions and local artists supports, through the innovative use of arts-based creative activities, 600 disadvantaged men and women aged 19-years and over to develop their self-confidence, motivation and learning capability.
First Step Engagement
(DWP)
Subcontracted by Working Link
One-to-one intensive support to individuals who want to progress to work, training and further learning.
Work Focused Training
(ESF/LSC CO-FINANCED)
Partnership with Shipley College
Provision of accredited and non-accredited training contributing towards a full Level 2 qualification that will support unemployed individuals over 25 years of age and over 6-months unemployed back to work.
Social Enterprise Support
School Of Management
Bradford
Social Enterprise workshops to new and emerging social entrepreneurs and to post-graduate management school students.
WNF ESOL
Working Neighborhoods Fund
Trescom is a partner organization.
Work-related Early Entry ESOL provision.
Department Health
Social Enterprise Investment Fund
Feasibility study into the creation of a multi-service, multi-agency Wellbeing Centre in the heart of Bradford, partnering with VCS, PCTs, Community Development and CSR contributors.
Leeds Central
Embedding Equality and Diversity in Learning LSC/ESF
Equality Into Learning
Training
This project was about embedding equality into learning. It included two strands: Home Learn (training, empowering and supporting women to develop a culture of learning within the home) and NYou Sensations (training and supporting young disaffected males into learning by utilising urban music and dance as a tool).
Learning and Skills Council, Yorkshire Forward (Regional Development Agency) and the European Social Fund
Step Forward
Training
An Innovative project looking at supporting disadvantaged communities in accessing employment, training and developing soft skills in sectors which they are under-represented (including media and the digital industries.)
University Of Bradford / European Social Fund
Amaze Yourself
Training
Enterprise Programme: Mentoring for start-up and pre-start up entrepreneurs (either career changers or that have previously been economically inactive).
University of Bradford
KickStart Programme
Training
Delivered training, workshops and one-to-one mentoring to unemployed people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds on starting up in business.
Bradford Council LEGI (Local Enterprise Growth Initiative)
First Steps to Business
Training
Programme to engage and empower hard-to-reach groups and women into enterprise and social enterprise.
Northern Lights / Business Link
Reaching BAME Business
Research and Consultancy
The aims of the Project were:
Train to Gain
(Taxi). Provision of Level 2 NVQ and VRQ Road Passenger Driver
Training
Project aimed at helping Taxi drivers pass NVQ/ VRQ
Skills Fund managed by Calderdale College (Learning and Skills Council and the European Social Fund)
Training
Project offered a number of accredited and non-accredited training to women as part of personal and professional development:
‘Meri Kahani – My Story’ Non-accredited, Media Course
Participants that took part in the programme progressed to further learning and voluntary, part-time work placements with a number of organisations and projects, including the ‘Women in Excellence’ Joseph Rowntree Foundation Programme.
‘Confidence Building’ Level 1 Accredited Course. Unit from the Trescom ‘Skills for Communities’ Programme accredited by the Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region.
‘Citizenship and Community-Based Activities’ Level Entry Accredited Course. Unit from the Trescom ‘Skills for Communities’ Programme accredited by the Open College Network Yorkshire and Humber Region.
Jobcentreplus and ESF
Women Winning Work
Training
Large-scale employability programme for women returners to the Labour Market and lone mothers. An 8 week, intensive development programme.
Best Training / Jobcentreplus and ESF
“Best 4 Work”
Training
Mainstream jobcentre advisers referred over 200 long term unemployed people to an employment provision. 6 weeks employability and soft skills training programme for the individuals which including group based training, one-to-one support and individual learner plans, employer visits, direct employer interviewing and job-search.
Sure Start Programmes
Training
Thornton Grammar School, Bradford
Community Cohesion
Training
Teaching staff on community cohesion and race equality issues.
National Health Service
Equality
Training
Large-scale contract supporting 16 NHS organisations across the North East England in implementing a culture of equality.
Learning and Skills Council
Equality Diversity Audits for Work Based Learning Providers
Audit
Looking at gender, age, disability, ethnicity, religion and social background.
B-Equal
Equality for All
Training
An ESF project that incorporates practical, job-search related support for South East Asian women, research on needs and barriers in accessing employment and best practise for overcoming these barriers.
The Cabinet Office, London
Consulting with hard to reach groups
Consultation
Involvement in preparing a toolkit for ‘consulting with hard to reach groups’. The toolkit will be a resource for other government departments and possibly Local Authorities.
Burley Lodge Centre, Cardigan Centre and BARCA
Diversity Awareness Project
Diversity
Development through Diversity is a project that looks at diversity awareness, best practice, needs and forward strategies for the organisations involved in the Partnership.
West Central Halifax Sure Start
User Satisfaction Survey
Research
Annual Service User Satisfaction Survey and community researcher mentoring scheme
Bradford City Primary Care Trust, New Deal for Communities, Sure Start Barkerend and West Bowling
Speech and Language Therapists
Recruitment Project
Innovative Recruitment project (of four Speech and Language Therapists from regeneration areas), Selection and Evaluation of Pilot Scheme.
Sure Start East Fartown Deighton and Fresh Horizons
Innovative Support Programme
Training
Providing innovative support programme for local unemployed residents through accredited community research training, mentoring, Intermediate Labour Market opportunities. This has enabled the residents to set-up their own research team which applies and undertakes local projects.
Business Link
Social Enterprises
Consultancy
Consultancy for a number of prospective social enterprises on critical strategic and organisational development issues. This has included feasibility studies on developing new services, improving sales, sustainability, marketing plans, business and organisational development plans.
Developing training and workshops on different aspects of running social enterprises in partnership with WYSE School.
REGEN 2000
Project
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Youth Development Project.
Sure Start West Central Halifax
service users
Evaluation
Evaluation of service users’ satisfaction and priorities for future service development.
Ramada Continental Jeddah
Customer service
Training
Customer service training delivered to staff of different roles and had very positive feedback.
DTZ Paeda and Regeneration partners
City Centre Redevelopment
Consultation
Public Consultation to understand the viability of City Centre Redevelopment.
GVA Grimley and other regeneration partners
Masterplan
Consultation
Public Consultation on an area Masterplan.
‘Ethnic Media’ and Leeds Metropolitan University
Market research
Market research analysing advertising and its impact on minority ethnic communities.
The Home Office
Pathan women
Consultation
Consultation with Pathan women in Bradford on the Local Police Authorities.
WYMAS (West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service) Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 Consultation
Minority Ethnic
Consultation
Consultation with Minority Ethnic Communities across West Yorkshire on race relations, service provision and service satisfaction with WYMAS.
QED (Quest for Economic Development) UK
Eastern European migrant communities
Research
to understand the community cohesion issues due to the recent migration of the A8 Eastern European migrant communities.
Leeds Metropolitan University, Policy and Research Institute and the West Yorkshire Learning and Skills Council
‘Ethnic Booster’
Research
Interviews for the Yorkshire Household Survey.
Leeds City Council
Muslim Elders
Research
Domestic care needs of Muslim Elders and whether it will be viable to set-up a social enterprise to support their needs.
Cheshire County Council
Minority Ethnic
Consultation
Consultation with Minority Ethnic Communities across Cheshire on employment service provision and quality of life issues and development of Best Practice Guide.
Calderdale Borough Council - Young People’s Consultation on ‘Building a Better Calderdale’
Young people
Consultation
Consultation with young people including minority ethnic communities and ‘hard to reach’ groups across the Borough on their vision for Calderdale.
Calderdale Borough Council / Community Cohesion Facilitation Group
Community Cohesion Research Project
Consultation
Creative and innovative consultation with young adults from diverse backgrounds.
Manningham Housing Association and Bradford Council Social Services
Asian families
Research
A project aiming to identify Asian families with disabled children and report on their needs in order to develop a programme of tailor-made social housing.
West Yorkshire Connexions
Connexions service for young people
Research and Consultation
This project involved the data input, analysis, report writing and presentation of a large-scale consultation on the development of the Connexions service for young people in West Yorkshire.
Halifax Masterplan Public Consultation
Elsie Whiteley Mill
Consultation
Consultation on the future of the Elsie Whiteley Mill in West Central Halifax.
Manningham Masterplan Public Consultation
Manningham
Consultation
Consultation on the future of the area with diverse stakeholders.
Bradford Trident New Deal for Communities
‘hard-to-reach’ groups
Consultation
Consultation with ‘hard-to-reach’ groups as part of the overall evaluation of the programme.
Bradford Trident New Deal for Communities
‘The Nature and Extent of Racial Disadvantage’
Consultation
The consultation included both quantitative and qualitative (in-depth interviews and focus groups) elements. It targeted disadvantaged populations including the local minority ethnic communities, including the African, African Caribbean, Pathan, Indian, Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities.
Manningham Housing Association
Back-to-back housing
Consultation
Consultation on modern back-to-back housing.
The Housing Corporation
Diversity
Consultancy
On diversity and translation services to consultation held by The Housing Corporation.
Blaby District Council
Inclusive methods
Consultancy
On developing inclusive methods and practices of public consultation, with special focus on minority ethnic communities.
The National Tenants Resource Centre
Cultural awareness
Consultancy
Tenants Resource Centre on cultural awareness, culturally responsive services and community participation.
University of Leeds
Translation
Research
In-depth interviews on health issues with families living with diabetes.
Policy and Research Institute
Health
Research
A number of projects including moderating focus groups with women from minority ethnic communities on health issues and survey fieldwork management.
