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Construct a Future are delighted to announce that our Stone masonry workshop that has been running since 2012 is now being fully funded directly by the prison. Our tutor Jonathan is now directly employed by HMP Rochester. We originally set this course up to fill an...

Café – Yet to be named…….. A Café operating from outside HMP Rochester, for Staff and the general public.  From 7am to 3pm.  Serving Breakfast and Lunches.

Youth offenders were given the opportunity to come up with ideas on how to raise money.  Over 2 days , with sessions in groups of 2-5.  They made Christmas decorations, Christmas sweets, and labels.  By making these and selling them at their annual Christmas Concert...

CSCS with Health and Safety in the workplace, qualification with the GQA.  Each card will last for 5 years. HMP Rochester took up our offer of running a free CSCS course run over 3 days, for 10 learners.  Each passed with 90% pass rate. 3 learners were...

Getting You Work Ready For The Construction Industry Construct a Future offer a proven training programme that enables the learner to get their CSCS card while still serving their sentence.  We are able to provide a three or five day training programme. Specifically...

  Construct a Future 2018 Annual Report 

On a beautiful day in June nearly 200 people gathered at Buckmore Park in Kent to take part in a two hour endurance race. The 31 teams came from very different organisations including contractors, manufacturers, building supplies, public sector organisations and other...

Employment is a known key factor in reducing reoffending. Providing work experience for offenders on ROTL (Release On Temporary Licence) or when they have left custody is an important part of helping offenders prepare for paid work and their general resettlement in...

On a beautiful day in September nearly 200 people gathered at Buckmore Park to take part in a two hour endurance race. The 31 teams came from very different organisations including contractors, manufacturers, building supplies, public sector organisations and other...

We are welcome recipients of a much needed grant over two years from the Wates Family Enterprise Trust. This is a much needed boost and means we can now plan with confidence to continue to deliver our programmes at HMP Rochester and Cookham Wood. This grant is a...