The training provided has a specific purpose: to equip men to enter the workplace filled with ambition and achievable aims; to sustain independent living through a purposeful and rewarding lifestyle. As such, all the training offered has clearly measureable and applicable outcomes, which allow residents to identify the goals toward which they are striving.

Very few residents who undertake a programme of rehabilitation at Willowdene Farm have ever received training that could lead them into a career, or held employment for an extended period of time. Most, if they have worked at all, have moved from job to job, rarely finding fulfillment and always as a means to an end. Willowdene Farm offers training designed to break that cycle and open up opportunities for a fulfilling, long-term career.

The training a resident receives during his programme is only the beginnin, a platform from which an even greater skill set can be developed. Residents frequently discover a hidden depth of talent and ability, and most will quickly grasp concepts and techniques, applying them with great effect in their day-to-day working activities around the farm site.