Welcome to foundation 4 life
WHAT IS FOUNDATION 4 LIFE?
Foundation 4 Life is a transformative, life skills, and job activation programme for young people aged between 18-25 years of age who are currently not engaged in employment, education, or training in Co Mayo. F4L was developed by South West Mayo Development Company under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme in partnership with the Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force.
course modules
- Health and Wellbeing
- Career Development
- Online Skills development
- Communications
- Health and Safety
- Work Placement
- Driver Readiness
- Coping Skills
JOB SKILLS
- Customer Services
- HAACP Training
- Manual Handling
- CV and Interview Preparation
- One-week Work Placement
LIFE SKILLS
- Cookery
- Driver Theory Test
- First Aid Training
- Sleep Hygiene Workshop
- Sexual Health Workshop
- Drug Awareness Workshop
- Rights and Entitlements
INTER-PERSONAL
- Leadership
- Communication
- Team-building
- Problem-solving
With a retention rate of 95%, F4L has demonstrated its capacity to engage meaningfully with young people aged 18-25 years of age who are not in education, training or employment.
A combined analysis of outcomes from 2017 – 2019 indicates that 70% of participants progressed onto either employment, education or training.
AWARDS
& ACHIEVEMENTS
F4L was showcased at the HSE’s Health Service Excellence Award (Category: Innovation in Service Delivery). Additionally, it was the inaugural winner of the Social Innovation Fund’s (SIF) Innovators Circle and was selected for SIF’s Engage and Educate Fund Accelerator Programme.
F4L IMPACT
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Testimonials from attendees who completed the courses
