Online Training for Young People

System for learning and making decisions

OCC built a system for offenders with no basic numeracy or literacy skills to learn at their own pace for HERO (Health and Educational Support for the Rehabilitation of Offenders) with a content management system that we developed. With access to online healthcare information, prisoners can make informed decisions about issues such as exercise, drugs and sexual health.

This aims to address the key issues of improving conditions in prisons, reducing levels of re-offending, and reduce the number of people sent to prison. HERO tackles the issues by helping prisoners and prison professionals make more informed and effective decisions on topics such as health and education.

Skills matching for employment opportunities

It can also help offenders to prepare for rejoining the community-at-large.  Skills assessment tools are included in the system to ascertain transferable skills to match these with employment opportunities via online job websites and employment programmes for ex-offenders.

Getting involved

Stakeholders can get involved in HERO by registering as a HERO user, joining the HERO discussion groups, or by becoming one of HERO's sponsoring partners.

Contact details:

The HERO Project Administration
The Tavistock Institute
30 Tabernacle Street
London
EC2A 4UE

Tel: +44 (0)20 7417 0407

Fax: +44 (0)20 7417 0567

Email: HERO@tavinstitute.org

The research for HERO, led by the Tavistock Institute, involves partners in five different countries:

Find out more at the Tavistock Institute website.

 

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