Based in London and Dorset, United Kingdom, Poached Creative is a social enterprise that trains the unemployed in their writing and design services. That's not all, though, Poached mainly offers its services the social sector itself. And what kind of services do they have? It ranges from communications, reporting, website developing, writing, editing to marketing and editing and thus encompasses print, web and social media campaigns.
"Poached Creative offers six or twelve week placements for long-term unemployed or disadvantaged people to work alongside professional writers and designers as part of our creative team," they write on their website. The large majority of those trainees in the program, when they graduate, find jobs, internship opportunities or more training.
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Socially Dedicated Design Companies
Poached Creative Employs the Unemployed for Community Good
Trend Themes
1. Socially Dedicated Design Companies - This trend highlights the rise of social enterprises that provide design services while also training and employing the unemployed or disadvantaged.
2. Training the Unemployed - This trend focuses on organizations like Poached Creative that offer training programs to help the unemployed develop skills and find employment opportunities.
3. Integration of Social Impact and Design - This trend explores the intersection of design services and social impact, where companies like Poached Creative utilize their skills to support the social sector.
Industry Implications
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3. Workforce Development - The trend of training the unemployed opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of workforce development, focusing on skill-building and job placement.