Our work

Helm Training has a vision to help change the lives of the young people it works with and in particular to help the most disadvantaged individuals in the communities it serves, in particular to engage with the most 'hard to reach' groups, supporting them through transitional or difficult periods of their lives towards a successful future. Often these young people have not fitted in well in a school setting or have complex home lives where integration and quality time has been restricted. Helm Training’s aim is to re-engage them, provide guidance and work with their ambitions and situations towards finding ultimately a place in the workforce or further education.

		Alternative to school
		Stephen, 15, pictured here with instructor Michelle Kelly, admits he was a disruptive element in his classes at school and was quickly put on a part-time timetable and from third year no longer attended. Now at Helm Stephen has already achieved his first ASDAN qualification and is now working towards other SQA qualifications and is proving by his excellent attendance and positive attitude that a different learning environment can make all the difference.

To do this Helm provides a range of programmes which tackle many of the key issues that have hindered the young people from thinking about establishing a career path. Helm works closely with Careers Scotland and other support agencies to provide strands of training with different emphasis. These programmes include the important areas of numeracy, literacy, problem solving, IT and working with others, along with social skills, communication and addressing health issues.