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Step in the Right Direction was set up in 2005.
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RCT Council recognised their
corporate parent responsibility
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and decided to deliver this programme,
which is a two-year paid
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traineeship programme where we can
develop, train and give young people
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real quality work experience
within RCT Council,
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and it was becoming very competitive.
So in 2010 then, we introduced Care2Work,
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and Care2Work works with young people
who are furthest away from the labour market
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and are not engaged in employment,
education or training, and we help and
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support them with their employment or with
opportunities that are available to them.
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I'm Josh Beere, and I'm currently working on
the Care2Work programme at the moment.
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Day one I was nervous, and
I didn't know what to do,
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didn't want the camera on the computer
and ever since then I've benefitted from it.
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It's boosted my confidence
and I've been eager to get on
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every Thursday afternoon and
that's really helped me, that has.
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My name is Ieuan Arnold, I was part of Care2Work
and Step in the Right Direction and right
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at this current moment I'm a
park ranger in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park.
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I've benefitted from both programmes by them
putting me on courses, giving me different
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opportunities
to work in places.
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I'd say they helped out tremendously.
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I, like everybody else, expect to be
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treated the same as everybody else whether
you've got a disability, whether you need
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a step up, a helping hand or rely on some
of the knowledge I've gained over the years
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because that's how I've got to where I am
is people supporting me through my journey.
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So as far as Ieuan's concerned, or anybody
else that's on these schemes, that's
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what I do. I'm here as a level of support.
As long as you've got the passion,
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the enthusiasm and you're keen to help
young people on that first pathway really
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for their career, it's going to go from
strength to strength.