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Piece together your future

Severnside Skills provides training and educational opportunities through Taurus Crafts visitor centre. We aim to pioneer the way in which trainees can progress along their own professional pathways by gaining practical work experience in a supported environment.

People in a catering course holding trays of food

Severnside Skills offers a vocational pathway to the world of work. We aim to support and enable people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life of opportunity.

A person we support making jam

You can get in touch with our team to learn more, discuss what we can do for you. Do you have a general question? You may be able to find the answer in our FAQs.

A person we support and staff member in the kitchen wearing aprons and hair nets preparing food and talking

We are experienced within the adult social care sector combined with industry-specific skills and knowledge. Our Lead Education Coordinator holds a level 3 award in Education &Training.

How we are helping piece together your own future?

You are in charge of your future; we can be a piece of your puzzle that brings your pathway into clear view to reach your goal. Discover some ways we are doing this.

Courses designed around you

With certified work experience-based training in:

  • Café & Hospitality
  • Catering
  • Retail
  • Cleaning
  • Furniture Restoration
  • Site Maintenance
  • Short Courses

What we can offer you:

  • 44 week placement
  • Minimum of 264 hours of skill development
  • Work in a Visitor Centre setting
  • Certificate to evidence completing the course
  • Work experience
  • Confidence building
  • Essential skill development
  • Support with your pathway
  • Identify your skills and strengths

Our next open days are: 8th January 2025 and 27th February 2025. See you there!

A person we support chopping wood on a wood block

We use AQA’s (Assessment and Qualifications Alliance) Unit Award Scheme (UAS), a unique way to record learner achievement. Its ‘can do’ approach boosts student confidence, engagement and motivation.

It offers learners the opportunity to formally recognise their achievements with a certificate each time a short learning unit is completed.

Check out our FAQs for more details

Are you aged over 18 with a learning disability, mental health challenges or autism? Step towards your independence with us.

We offer opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism to develop a variety of practical skills, social skills and work towards independence and possibly employment as part of care provision.

A person we support putting items back onto the shelf in one of our shops

Here at Severnside Skills and as a Trust, we understand the personal barriers people with a learning disability face in working and the lack of appropriate support to help them work. We also know that people with additional support needs aspire to work and get paid. Still, sadly around 6% of adults with learning disabilities and autism have any form of paid work, which we aspire to change.

Opportunity with a purpose

  • Support to access work-based training within Taurus Crafts
  • A supportive and inclusive environment
  • Quality you can rely on
  • Courses that are value for money

We aim to provide opportunities for individuals with additional support needs to gain real-world work experience and offer vocational training needed to prepare them to become work-ready so that they can lead a life of opportunity.

There's more to Severnside Skills

As part of Camphill Village Trust, Severside Skills offers real-world opportunities through Taurus Crafts, so we can help enable everyone to reach their own full potential.

The Taurus Crafts metal bull on our grounds

Taurus Crafts is a vibrant visitor centre where you can see a wide range of arts and crafts. As well as being the home to a fantastic range of independent businesses, we run two shops and a cafe with an integrated team.

One of the people we support pricing an item in our gift shop

Camphill Village Trusts support adults with learning disabilities, mental health challenges and autism to lead a life of opportunity. We encourage and empower them to make informed life choices and contribute to society.

Two people putting items onto the shelves in one of our shops in Taurus Crafts

You may have questions about what we do, how we work, and about Camphill Village Trust, so we have compiled some of our most frequently asked questions. If you can't find the answer you can drop us a line or email.