Training & Work Experience
Ravine offers 20 completely free and tailored work experience placements per year to young people, aged 18- 24, facing mental health challenges and based around their own personal needs and aims.
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Ravine provides a supportive learning environment and a placement, developing employability skills whilst focusing on the horticultural and conservational efforts of our project
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Ravine offers 20 completely free and tailored work experience placements per year to young people, aged 18- 24, facing mental health challenges.
Ravine provides a supportive learning environment for training and work experience, developing employability skills whilst focusing on our project's horticultural and conservational efforts.
Trainees will gain experience in all aspects of Ravine including our working farm, polytunnels, conservation stations and nature trails. Coupled with this, trainees will work towards achieving:
- Level 1 OCN Qualification in Horticulture
- Level 1 OCN Qualification in Personal Success & Well-being,
- Certificate of Employability
- Future Option Plans
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Ravine seeks to unleash the potential of young people by providing meaningful education, training and employment opportunities to enable them to build skills, experiences and self-confidence to connect with the labour market.
We welcome referrals from young people, GPs, any BHSCT health professional, or Mental Health Service working with young people experiencing mental health challenges. If you think Ravine could be helpful please complete one of our Referral Forms
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What our trainees say about Ravine
"When I started with Ravine I didn't know what I wanted to do. Now I know I want to work with nature and I have the skills to do it".
"Ravine is a great outlet, a place to get away from the stresses of life and engage with nature"
"Ravine has really helped my confidence..., I wait with anticipation for every Tuesday to come around"
"Ravine is a quiet space in the middle of nature. I really enjoy getting away from the city and making new friends in a setting that feels right to me."
"Ravine is a great outlet, a place to get away from the stresses of life and engage with nature"
"The Ravine Team provide a very comfortable environment. They're approachable, they're kind and they listen. You get the chance to be social and learn about the environment and conservation"