A successful Skills and Education Group course which was designed to help tackle human trafficking and modern slavery will now receive funding from the UK Home Office Modern Slavery Fund to expand its delivery, after 100% of the attendees rated it ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’.

The Romanian Workers’ Rights project was a collaboration between the Skills and Education Group and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and focused on increasing awareness within the Romanian community in the UK of their workers’ rights under UK Law, and how and where to report issues they may face.

The course, which was based on the pre-existing and award-winning Level 1 Award in Workers’ Rights and Labour Exploitation qualification developed by the GLAA and Skills and Education Group, was piloted in February and March 2023.

A total of 33 training courses were delivered in 5 weeks across London, Manchester, Birmingham and North East Lincolnshire – enabling 271 learners to successfully complete the course. Now, the Skills and Education Group in partnership with The Romanian and Eastern European Hub, aims to deliver training to 4000 people and reach a further 10,000 through social media video content. This project continues to be supported by the GLAA, along with the Romanian Embassy in London and the Consulate General of Romania.

The course consists of six modules and will be delivered through a blended approach – face to face, (delivered by trained Romanian facilitators to ensure consistent and coherent delivery within Romanian communities in the UK) and online via MS Teams or Zoom.   An accessible, inclusive and interactive online self-study version of the course is also being developed to reach communities in Romania.

Read the full evaluation report here.

For further information, please contact Catherine McDonald at Popping Orange Communications at catherine@poppingorange.co.uk or on 07515 116547.