Breaking Barriers in Birmingham: Practical Skills for Employment
In partnership with Birmingham City Council, Breaking Barriers has launched a programme to support refugees to build skills, confidence and connect with local community networks.
Stories
Find out what we've been up to, and discover first-hand stories from refugees, volunteers and our partners
Counting on Kaplan
Re-accreditation journeys are expensive and arduous, but Kaplan is helping refugee accountants to break down barriers and kick-start their careers in the UK.
Supporting refugees into the UK care sector
Both our clients and the UK care sector will benefit from a renewed strategic partnership between Breaking Barriers and the CareTech Foundation.
Powering Refugee Employment with the Shell UK Skills Transition programme
Our new two-year partnership will allow refugees to tap into opportunities in the energy transition sector and help plug a growing skills gap.
From intention to action: two years of embedding lived experience at Breaking Barriers
Over the past two years, we have embedded lived experience at the heart of our work, with refugees shaping strategy, decisions and culture across the organisation.
The Belpech Trust: helping people build new lives
Charles Bland, chair of the Belpech Trust, discusses the organisation’s commitment to support forcibly displaced people to build new lives.
10 years, 10 questions, 2 CEOs
Breaking Barriers’ Lived Experience Consultant, Nanou, interviews our CEOs past and present, Matt Powell and Ciara Devlin.
IKEA: supporting forcibly displaced talent
Hiliary Jenkins, Sustainability Business Partner at IKEA UK & Ireland, discusses Breaking Barriers’ impact on its global refugee employment programme.
City & Guilds Foundation: skilled for success
Laura Mountain, Head of Foundation, Social Value and Sustainability at City & Guilds Foundation, discusses the organisation’s commitment to supporting refugees into employment.