Workshops: These take place in the summer, they include workshops that aim to reduce   offending, substance dependence and money management they are usually designed to      address the particular issues which trainees as a group are facing at that time.

Group work/training: This includes training around first aid, manual handling, fire safety, security courses, sexual health awareness, aware assist training; and  training promoting    individual rights i.e. legal rights, one parent    family rights etc.  It normally involves the programme getting a third party  facilitator. Group Work is assigned to meet the specific training/social  needs of the  of the trainees  currently attending the programme.

Team Building and Social skills Development: This includes group trips and team work, it provides trainees with the opportunity to partake in  activity’s outside the centre, in order to develop social interaction, it also gets trainees to interact as a whole rather than  individual groups.

Linkage work: We feel in order for our trainees to progress successfully we must support through accessing  a number of other services, including assessing local agency’s that offer a range of services to the community in Clondalkin within the detention centres and  education and training courses and college that trainees can access before during and after their time on the tower programme.

MARTIN COSTIGAN : WOODWORK TUTOR:  “I Think Woodwork can be very interesting for the   trainees as it helps improve concentration, Drawing Skills and DIY  skills.  It also increases their knowledge in  woodwork and I think they really enjoy it.  It can also help them to get employment and in further education”.

CATHARINE WALSH: MATHEMATICS AND CATERING: “As trainees progress in Maths it is noticeable that it helps to give the trainees confidence in their own abilities. It also helps to improve literacy, it is more important to those with children at home as  they can bring the skills they have learned home, the certification gives them more confidence when looking for work .   
“Catering helps develop skills in the kitchen and promotes confidence when shopping and preparing meals and cooking for their families,.  It also inspires them to pursue catering in their future studies”.

SEAN DUNNE: COMMUNICATION AND NUMERACY TUTOR:  “I teach a number of Level 3 and Level 4      subjects that aim towers grating the trainees required to secure employment, I work closely within the areas of literacy and numeracy to enhance the trainees in all areas of language and communication.

AOIFE CALLEN: COMMUNICATIONS, CAREER PREP, PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND CAREER PLANNING TUTOR:  All of the subjects are important to the students and can help them progress when they’re finished in the Tower Programme.  Career Prep and Career Planning have essential elements to help students prepare for jobs, interviews and other career options.  Communications gives skills which also encourage students towards careers and further education, it also helps with literacy.  Personal effectiveness helps students make the most of their abilities, skills, energy, time and talents.  This makes students feel much less ineffectiveness on a personal front and promotes confidence and self-esteem.  This helps  increase productivity during classes.