Charlie* was extremely anxious, vulnerable and struggled with social situations when he was first sent to the Work Programme. Charlie has Asperger’s Syndrome so did not socialise with anyone other than his parents.

Darren*, aged 22, lives in St Austell. He achieved good GCSE passes in maths, science and IT.  He had been unemployed for more than a year having previously completed some administrative work experience with a coach company

Robert has been out of the workplace since 1997 following an industrial accident. Robert was keen to get back to work, preferably driving or outdoors.

Ricky, 32, has been out of work for over a year.  Having previously worked as a packer and driven a forklift he wanted to return to work to provide a better life for his two young sons.