1. Addiction Workers Training Project
Scottish Drugs Forum

2. Addiction Workers Training Project
Road to Recovery: Employability

3. The Road to Recovery Integrating Treatment & Employment
Ongoing Employability Support
Agencies Working Together
From: The Road to Recovery, A New Approach to Tackling Scotland’s Drug Problem, The Scottish Government, 2008.

4. The Road to Recovery 98. Integrating Treatment & Employment
Integration of treatment with activities which allow individuals to move towards employment.
99. Ongoing Employability Support
Action to improve employability must become more aspirational, with treatment and care services providing ongoing support.
100. Agencies Working Together
Health and social care, training and skills development and regeneration (agencies) to make a significant contribution to individuals' employment prospects.

5. What is AWTP?
Supported employment and training for former drug and alcohol users
SVQ Health and Social Care Level 2/3
Work placements
Ongoing training and development
Employment opportunities 5

6. Who are the trainees? Male and female Age range 25 - 50 Parents
Former drug and alcohol service users
People with experience of homelessness
Ex-offenders 6

7. What do trainees get from AWTP?
Stepping Stone
Personal Development
Working Towards Full Time Employment
Confidence / Self Esteem
Knowledge & Skills
Positive Challenge
High Level of Support
Some of the things that trainees say about AWTP:
READ FROM SLIDE
Personal Comments…

8. AWTP Outcomes 1st five years: 70% of trainees moved in to employment
External Evaluation
High levels of satisfaction from trainees
High success levels in helping people in to employment in the care field
Recognised as Best Practice Initiative at Herald Society Awards 2008 due to “increasing efficiency, ensuring best value and inter-agency collaboration”.