Our second iteration of COMPASS kicked off on 26 July, and completed on 1 September 2022.
Ukrainian Participants
This time around, we chose to focus on the Ukrainian refugees in Canterbury and surrounding parts of Kent. We had funding from the Loveday Family Trust and Kent Community Foundation to run this programme, and we thank them sincerely for their help.
Our three Ukrainian participants – Irene, Lana, and Myla – came to us through efforts by Olga Harrison.
A New Emphasis
Sheila Caulfield ran the whole programme, with some additional changes to the content from before.
In the end, only 3 participants remained throughout the duration of COMPASS, but they participated fully. This iteration was notable for several things:
- We linked it to an NCFE Level 2 Award in Employability Skills
- All participants had a laptop donated to them by Computers4Charity (thanks, Mirelle!)
- Participants benefited from a personal coach (thanks, Sally!) and industry volunteers (thanks, Dom, John and Niamh).
Final Presentations and NCFE Awards
The programme concluded with a final presentation and celebratory lunch with food prepared by the participants and Warnborough Foundation staff. The External Quality Audit was completed by NCFE and all participants are now in line to receive their Level 2 Award.
Many thanks to all involved for a successful programme.
