Welcome to the Base

The Base aims to engage with disadvantaged or reluctant learners to improve their skills and opportunities for accredited learning and employment. 

We offer our clients access to learning through group sessions as well as more informal individual tuition. Workshops such as creative arts, essential life skills, and Information Technology provide the support and direction needed to enable a move towards independent living. Some of the key outcomes from the service we provide are: gaining recognised accredited qualifications, voluntary or paid employment opportunities, increased confidence and self esteem and crucially, improved chances of sustainable independent housing. 

We aim to support people to:

• Enrol with The Base (i.e. Service user will have registered and started to take advantage of what's on offer).
• Enrol on college courses or studying for a level 1 accredited qualification through learning Direct.
• Improve their literacy and numeracy skills through life-skills coaching, delivered within the projects.
• Participate in Two Saints Support and Resettlement Plan (SARP)
• Complete modules of Tenancy Sustainment programmes such as 'Smart Move'.
• Move on to independent living with appropriate skills to manage tenancy.
• Participate in Job Search sessions.
• Complete employment applications.
• Undertake voluntary work with community groups.
• Secure employment.
• Participate in creative arts.
• Increase their self-esteem and confidence.
• Participate in positive community relations, attitude changing and profile raising activities.
• By developing new and additional customer focussed, demand led new activities over time.

The Base delivers sessions at the following sites:

• Day Centre - Southampton
• Patrick House Hostel - Southampton
• Mill House Hostel - Portsmouth
• 101 Gosport Road - Fareham
• Acton Lodge - Fareham
• ARC - Gosport
• Dene court Hostel - Andover
• 210 Newtown Road Hostel - Newbury

NB. Check with staff and Learning Facilitators for availability at specific sites.

We look forward to seeing you at forthcoming official launch events across the organisation.... but why wait until then? Talk to staff and get involved NOW!!!

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The Base leaflet Click here 

Art at The Base Click here

For further information please contact Dean Higgins, Learning Manager for The Base, on 023 8021 5341 or email dean.higgins@twosaints.org.uk

Opening times vary please call The Learning Office on – 02380 215341

Opening Times 09:30 - 16:30 - Mon – Fri (Excluding Bank Holidays)

The Base is supported by the the Big Lottery