Learn Skills, Build Confidence and Explore Traditional Heritage Skills
Forge Ahead, our new Trailblazer-funded project, supports people to develop new skills and explore future employment opportunities through traditional heritage skills training.
Through a range of tailored learning opportunities across Ruthin, Denbigh, Maeshafn, Llangollen and Corwen, participants can get involved in heritage crafts and rural skills training including wool, wood and land-based crafts.
Forge Ahead
About the project
Working across Denbighshire, Forge Ahead will help you access training, develop new skills and connect with opportunities that match your interests and goals. Participants will receive personalised one-to-one support alongside group learning activities, with access to guidance from specialist project partners. This tailored support will help people overcome barriers, improve wellbeing and take positive steps towards training, volunteering or employment.
Literacy, numeracy and employability skills are embedded throughout the programme, helping learners build practical skills that can be applied in everyday life and further learning.
Forge Ahead Opportunities
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For those looking to progress further, Forge Ahead offers opportunities to gain accredited qualifications, develop transferable enterprise skills or train as a heritage craft tutor.
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Participants interested in creating and selling their own products will receive support to market items through online platforms or local retail outlets. Traditional Skills will also operate a social enterprise, allowing participants to sell their products and gain valuable experience while building their confidence, skills and customer base.
By bringing together learners, employers, community organisations and support services, Forge Ahead aims to improve confidence, wellbeing and skills, increase participation in learning, and help more people move closer to employment or into work. The project is particularly committed to supporting people facing barriers to employment, including those with long-term health conditions, disabilities and caring responsibilities, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to achieve their potential and build a positive future.
Who can take part?
To be eligible, you must:
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Be aged 16 or over
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Have the legal right to live and work in the UK
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Live in Denbighshire
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Not currently be in work, full-time education or training within the next 2 weeks and haven't actively looked for work in the last 4 weeks.
You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:
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Have a disability or health condition (including autism, Asperger's, ADHD, or other social or behavioural conditions)
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Have childcare or other caring responsibilities
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Be an asylum seeker or refugee
Anyone who does not meet this criteria is NOT eligible to be supported through the Trailblazer funding.
Drop-in sessions
Register for one of our drop-in craft sessions to find out more about the project and what we can offer!
Outside Lives Information Drop-inThu 16 JulOutside Lives
