Extern Positive Learning

Programme 2014 - 2020 Ireland - United Kingdom (PEACE IV)

Date of latest update: 2021-12-15

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Description (EN):

Project Overview: The Extern – Positive Learning project seeks to specifically engage with a high to medium risk sector of offenders, ex-offenders and homeless people who have offending histories who are the most socially excluded sector within society due to the inherent risks that surround them i.e. dissident activities ,murder, sex offences etc. We will deploy training as a vehicle for the Positive Relations program, (Extern is a registered training provider with awarding bodies such as City & Guilds, British Computer Society, Open College Network etc.). and this will facilitate a high level of sustained contact across communities, including BME communities in Northern Ireland and Ireland. Our trained skills tutors, who are also trained mentors, will work with teams that will comprise 45% of participants from each of the Protestant and Catholic communities and 10% from Ethnic minorities. The participants will be expected to commit to 2-5 days participation on the project over 26 weeks and engage in our Mentoring, soft skills & training pathway plan every eight weeks to give positive feedback, promote their personal development and review their agreed goals. We will also engage with TIDES for their sector specific knowledge in Reconciliation and Positive Relations. This project is the first of its kind focused on offenders to explore their own community prejudices and own civic identity & diversity as they reintegrate back into society. Strategic and Policy Context: This project itself aligns strongly with that of the key statutory partners in both jurisdictions working in the field of criminal justice and the rehabilitation of offenders. There is clear evidence within their range of policies and strategies. Extern Positive Learning will contribute towards the delivery of: Probation Service Ireland’s Strategy on the Management of Offenders, 2016-18. by addressing it key Strategic Aims of “bringing a more joined-up approach to the management of offenders both in prison and in the community”, “building on the multi-agency response to the management of sex offenders, “improving the reintegration and community management of particularly vulnerable offenders” and “advancing North-South co-operation”. In Northern Ireland, Extern - Positive Learning will enable PBNI to deliver on its Corporate Plan, 2014-17 which seeks to: “work collaboratively with partner organisations in justice … to better understand and address mental health issues experienced by offenders; “Develop new approaches to partnerships and collaborative working while seeking best value; “develop innovative ways of using grants to the voluntary and community sector to support work with offenders”.

Achievements (EN):

Extern ‘Positive Learning’ was the first project of its kind in the North West of Ireland. It enabled the most marginalised and socially excluded people in our society to explore and share their own community prejudices, values and civic identity as they reintegrate back into society. As well as helping to reduce prejudice, the project assisted the development of meaningful relationships of trust, empowering participants by providing the practical skills needed to deal with everyday challenges. Marginalised people, drawn from across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland hugely benefited from the diversity, good relations and vocational training that the project offered. Since its official launch in June 2018, the project achieved a number of notable successes in helping to build good relations and create safer communities, as well as offering and encouraging positive life choices for those taking part. Key achievements include: - A total of 280 people engaged with the programme; - 190 completed OCN qualifications in Good Relations; - 132 programme participants achieved vocational qualifications in areas including Catering, IT, Joinery, Plumbing and Horticulture. “We are delighted with the outcomes which have been achieved, both in the opportunities it has given to participants in order to transform their lives, and in the contribution it has made to building good relations within our communities. Extern prides itself on supporting the most vulnerable and isolated in our society, and it is through the exceptional work of projects like Positive Learning that we are able to realise this goal. Extern remains committed to delivering our life-changing services in the North West region and we look forward to bringing further projects on stream in the near future.” Danny McQuillan, CEO (interim) Extern.

Website: https://www.seupb.eu/piv-overview

Expected Results (EN): 4.1: The percentage of people who think relations between protestants and catholics are better than they were 5 years ago;

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Education and training Community integration and common identity

Specific Objective: The promotion of positive relations characterised by respect, and where cultural diversity is celebrated and people can live, learn and socialise together, free from prejudice, hate and intolerance

Thematic Objective: (09) promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination, by:

Investment Priority: (09f) promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities (ETC-PC)

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Lead Partner: Extern N.I

Address: Hydepark House, 3 McKinney Road, BT36 4TY Newtownabbey, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 751 066.93

TIDES Training & Consultancy

Name: TIDES Training & Consultancy

Address: Duncairn Avenue, BT14 6BP Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: www.tidestraining.org

Total budget: EUR 131 630.41

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Project name (EN): Extern Positive Learning

Project acronym: Extern Positive Learning

Project start date: 2017-10-01

Project end date: 2020-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 882 697.34

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 600 292.74

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2014 - 2020 Ireland - United Kingdom (PEACE IV)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-09-12

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

96 / 96 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

190 / 235 (80.85%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Part of the data was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2023-09-11. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.seupb.eu/piv-overview), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-02-01 and 2024-03-20.

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