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Circular Skills Foundation — People, skills, a brighter, cleaner future

Practical skills.
Real potential.
A brighter future.

We are being established to connect practical learning, recognised qualifications and routes towards work.

Discover our approach Explore partnerships
AI-generated illustration of people learning to separate plastic, metal, glass and cardboard. Not actual CSF or HMP Five Wells participants or activity.
Separating recyclable materials

AI-generated illustrations throughout this page do not depict actual CSF programme participants or activity, or HMP Five Wells.

  1. 01 Skills
  2. 02 Qualifications
  3. 03 Employability
  4. 04 Progression

Programme ambition

HMP
Five Wells

Practical learning.
Routes towards work.

Our ambition is to make practical learning a bridge to opportunity for people in custody and as they move towards life beyond prison.

Explore the proposed pathway
A designed workshop material study: timber and metal layers with a spanner and screwdriver. A concept illustration, not a view of HMP Five Wells.
Workshop material studyConcept illustration · not HMP Five Wells imagery
Details awaiting confirmation

The programme scope, delivery arrangements, qualifications and timetable will be published here once confirmed and approved. This preview does not announce a live programme.

Why we exist

Potential is everywhere.
Opportunity should be, too.

More than a skill.
A route forward.

We are being established to connect the things that too often sit apart: learning a practical skill, having that learning recognised, and finding a route into work.

Our circular-economy ambition gives this purpose a practical direction — work that keeps products and materials in use.

01 / Skills

Practical
vocational skills.

Hands-on learning, connected to a useful purpose. Vocational skills meet the principles of a circular economy.

AI-generated illustration of an instructor and learner examining a tyre in a recycling workplace. Not actual CSF or HMP Five Wells participants or activity.
Tyre handling and recycling
Repair & reuse
Repair, maintain and give products a longer useful life.
Materials & resources
Understand material value and practical ways to reduce waste.
Workplace foundations
Care, communication, teamwork and reliability.

Illustrative learning themes; final programme content is subject to approval.

02 / Qualifications

Recognition through
qualifications.

Skills deserve recognition. Our ambition is to connect practical training with recognised qualifications that learners can carry forward.

Qualification titles, levels and awarding arrangements will be listed only after they are confirmed. No accreditation or awarding-body endorsement is claimed here.

Why recognition matters

03 / Employability

Preparation for
the workplace.

AI-generated illustration of workplace instruction with a clipboard in a tyre-recycling yard. Not actual CSF or HMP Five Wells participants or activity.
Instruction in a recycling workplace

We want employers to help connect relevant skills with realistic next steps, bringing technical learning together with workplace confidence and preparation.

Jobs, placements and employment outcomes are ambitions, not guarantees.

Proposed employer roles

04 / Progression

Every step makes
the next possible.

Four connected stages. One proposed pathway.
Progress will look different for every person.

  1. Skills

    Build a skill.

    Practical learning that develops capability and confidence.

  2. Qualifications

    Recognise learning.

    A clear way to demonstrate knowledge and achievement.

  3. Employability

    Connect to work.

    Relevant preparation and potential employer connections.

  4. Progression

    Further development.

    Further learning and development, building on the first step.

Who CSF is for

Recognition matters

Training and
assessment roles.

Good training and recognised assessment have distinct roles. Our intended model brings them together.

Practical deliveryTraining partners

Purposeful vocational learning, shaped and delivered with practical expertise.

Recognised assessmentAwarding organisations

Standards and assessment requirements for confirmed qualifications.

Partner names and logos will appear only with confirmed arrangements and permission.

Who we are here for

Who CSF is
intended for.

Learners

Intended routes into practical learning, skills and further development.

Prisons & referral partners

Purposeful learning and progression for the people you support.

Employers & training partners

Connect vocational learning with real workplace needs.

Funders & supporters

Help turn this ambition into a responsible programme.

Proposed partner
roles.

We are developing connections across vocational learning, recognition and work. Confirmed relationship details will be published when arrangements and public acknowledgements are approved.

  • Prison & referral partners
  • Training providers
  • Awarding organisations
  • Employers

Proposed partner roles · no named partnership is announced in this preview.

Funding

Intended funding
priorities.

Responsible funding will help turn the proposed pathway into practical opportunities. These are our intended areas of support.

  1. Learning &
    equipment

    Tools, materials and teaching for purposeful practical learning.

  2. Recognition &
    progression

    Assessment, recognised achievement and planned next steps.

  3. Responsible
    delivery

    Safe, accountable and well-managed programme delivery.

Funding arrangements are in development. This preview does not accept donations or claim charitable tax relief.

Our ambition for impact

Evidence
before claims.

We intend to understand progress through learning, recognised achievement, routes towards work and a contribution to a more circular economy.

AI-generated illustration of people separating bottles, cans and packaging for resource recovery. Not actual CSF or HMP Five Wells participants or activity.
Material separation and resource recovery
  • PeopleConfidence & capability
  • ProgressionLearning & next steps
  • CircularityProducts & materials in use

No verified programme outcomes to report yet. We will publish results with a clear explanation of what was measured.

People · Skills · A brighter, cleaner future

Potential is the beginning.
Let’s build what comes next.

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