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Diageo Company: |
Diageo plc |
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NGO partner: |
McSence |
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Project timescale: |
2004 |
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Aims: |
To develop a contact centre and training and work experience programmes for disabled people |
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Focus area: |
Skills for Life |
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McSence is a social enterprise formed in 1988 as a response to the devastating effects of pit and factory closures in Midlothian, Scotland.
In 2004 the organisation established a contact centre - providing services to local charities and social enterprises - which itself offers employment to people with moderate to severe physical disabilities. With the support of the Diageo Foundation, and in partnership with the Thalidomide Trust and Leonard Cheshire, McSence developed a contact centre training programme for disabled participants which can result in an SVQ qualification. The support from Diageo has enabled McSence to attract additional funding from other sources and a £1 million purpose-built training and contact centre is now under construction.
More information on on the centre can be found by clicking on the McSence website link below.
http://www.mcsence.co.uk/
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