To provide men and women completing a minimum 9 month Christian drug or alcohol rehabilitation programme with the support they need to gain life skills training through education and work based placements to live an independent drug free life.

Horizon Life Training is a Christian Charity in Harrogate offering 12 months separate residential accommodation for men and women to help rebuild and transform their lives by facilitating bespoke education training packages and work based placements. Horizon Life Training is the perfect move on option for motivated men and women who have completed their residential rehabilitation programme and wish to add functional and vocational qualifications to their portfolios.

Working with training providers such as Harrogate Adult Learning, the Higher Education Colleges in Harrogate, Leeds and York alongside local businesses, tradesmen and the care sector, we facilitate bespoke training packages for our residents based on their personal motivation and chosen career path. We partner with local businesses who have offered placements in plumbing, joinery, landscaping, electrics, construction, health & social care roles, hairdressing and retail. However, this is not a closed list and if your goal is in another field, we will investigate the opportunities in our area on your behalf.

It is important to note that all our placements follow a volunteer work ethos, we can never promise work based placements will lead to paid or permitted work although some of our residents have been very successful in this area. We believe every individual is unique and we work closely with applicants and their advisors to ensure suitability at the point of application.

Outreach

Horizon Life Training partner with Teen Challenge Leeds. TC Leeds Outreach started in the year 2000 based in Leeds city centre on a double decker bus with the upstairs fitted out as a coffee bar. Their mission is to rescue men and women off the streets of Yorkshire out of a life of substance abuse and into a life restored living in Christ. This work continues weekly with teams of volunteers from local churches together with Horizon Life residents, who visit a variety of different towns and cities throughout Yorkshire sharing the gospel offering a message of hope to those who have no hope and promoting the work of Teen Challenge rehabilitation centres.

Are you a Christian completing, or have you just completed, long term drug or alcohol rehabilitation? Do you need an additional platform following rehab to gain the confidence and life skills to get back into community? Do you wish to achieve a specific trade or career pathway and build your CV? Do you have the motivation to take on and achieve a Level 2 vocational training qualification in the community such as an NVQ or similar within 12-months? Are you motivated to volunteer/work in a placement within your chosen trade or career and have the ability to study in your free time without being prompted? Then Horizon Life Training may be for you.

Don’t be intimidated if you have little or no qualifications. If you have the determination to improve your life skills/CV, we are here to support you. One of our previous residents, who came to us struggling with literacy skills, went on to complete his NVQ L1 in Health and Social Care and continued in his studies after leaving HLT. Another resident, after 35 years in addiction, was diligent to give his time in a retail placement which gave him the confidence to move to a placement in a local care home and achieve an NVQ L2 in Health and Social Care.

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus”

Philippians 1:6 The Berean Study Bible Copyright © 2016 by Bible Hub

How To Apply

All referrals and interested applicants please download our application form using the link below. Please complete the form and have your senior support worker or pastoral support complete the endorsement on the last page.

Email completed applications to admissions@horizonlifetraining.org.uk or post it to the address found in the form.

COVID-19 NOTICE

In step with government guidelines, Horizon Life Training have put measures in place to protect our residents, staff and business users. Visits to our sites are by appointment only. Since the guidelines are updated from time to time, please call us to enquire current procedures. Taster weeks are currently suspended. For all new applicants – once we have received your completed application form we will make contact to advise of the next steps.