Redcastle Station
What do we do?
Nansen is an approved SQA centre.
We are able to deliver a variety of units in life skills, job and independence skills.
Levels approved are National level 2, 3 and 4.
For a complete list of units, please contact our SQA co-ordinator.
SVQ Health and Social Care level 2, 3, and 4.
The emphasis of the non vocational training is more on the interpersonal, independence and social skills rather than the academic skills of the young adult.
Young adults are encouraged to make informed choices and decisions, learn to communicate and co-operate with others effectively, while in a supportive and safe environment.
All these skills are extremely important to succeed in an employment situation and the individual’s future. The various activities used to enhance the interpersonal, independence and social skills could consist of practical work, camping trips, sporting activities, group work and having fun.
Work experience
Work experience can be incorporated with the training package for individuals who are ready to explore the world of work and develop these skills further to progress towards employment.
We do not have a bank of employers upon we call as we tailor the experience to each individual.
Work experiences have been organised in local hotels, grocery companies, supermarkets, painters and decorators, dog kennels, etc.
Duke of Edinburgh award
Nansen are now delivering the internationally recognised Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of activities for anyone aged 14-24. Doing their DofE gives young people the opportunity to experience new activities or develop existing skills. There are three progressive levels of programmes which when successfully completed lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. Young people create their own DofE programme by choosing a volunteering, physical, and skills activity, and going on an expedition.
Nansen was invited, by Highland Council and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (Scotland), to be part of a pilot project looking at expanding the DofE programme to be more accessible to young people with Additional Support Needs
Camping and practical work
Practical work
At the day centre, Redcastle Station, a nature trail and buildings offer a great deal of challenging practical work. Renovations and repairs are carried out with the help of the young adults, supported by staff, to enable practical and organisational skills to be learned within a safe environment.
This can vary from woodwork, painting, gardening and identified projects carried through from start to finish.
Camping and sporting activities
Each year, various camping trips are organised with a different level of difficulty. Big Sands in Gairloch, Dornoch have been visited before. Destinations of the hike have included a circumnavigation of Barra, Lismore, Sandwood bay, and Camasunary on South Skye.
Various sport sessions are organised weekly, which can include swimming, pool, gym, walking, and so on.
