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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.

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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.

This preview does not announce a live programme.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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