Vocational Training Additional Information

St. Pius Training Centre

JSH supported since the mid-1990s
Addresses the problem of unemployed women who are often the breadwinners of their families
Women have the opportunity to gain employment with a stable income
3 separate 8 month courses, each providing one of the 3 skills
A remedial literacy programme for those students needing math and English skills upgrading
A job experience component for the students is built in at the end of each 8 month period
60 young women trained in marketable skills
Training in catering, sewing and cosmetology

St. Patrick's Foundation Woodworking Programme

JSH supported since 2000
60 inner-city young men aged 16-19 participate over a three year project period
Literacy upgrading is included in the curriculum
There is also Production and Business unit taught with the aim of earning funds for the programme