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Employability support services

Whether you are a person seeking work or you are an employer, find out more about employability services delivered across the country.

Fair Start Scotland

Tailored, flexible, and person-centred support to people who want help to find work, and stay in work.

Employment Support Recruitment Support Unemployed Adults Employers Young People

For:
Individuals seeking employment & employers
Delivered By:
Local authorities, private sector, third sector

PACE Redundancy Support Service

PACE offers free and impartial advice and is available to all individuals affected by redundancy, no matter the size of the business nor how many employees are involved.

Redundancy Support Unemployed Adults Employers

For:
Individuals and businesses facing redundancy
Delivered By:
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) in conjunction with a number of other partner organisations including the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities.

Flexible Workforce Development Fund

Flexible Workforce Development Fund supports businesses in Scotland to up-skill and re-skill their employees to support inclusive economic growth in Scotland. As an employer you can use it to address priority skills gaps and get training tailored to your needs.

Funding Training & Work Experience Employers Voluntary Sector Organisations

For:
UK Apprenticeship Levy-payers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the private, public and third sectors in Scotland
Delivered By:
Colleges, Open University or Individual Training Providers

Employability Fund

The Employability Fund supports young people towards employment through a number of local training programmes.

Funding Employment Support Employers Young People

For:
Young people who are unemployed
Delivered By:
Skills Development Scotland

Business Support

Find the business support you need, including help and advice for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Recruitment Support Employers Employment Support

For:
Businesses of all sizes – from small start-ups to larger, well-established companies
Delivered By:
Scottish Government and public sector organisations

Job Start Payment

Job Start Payment is a payment to help young people with the costs associated with the transition into employment, after a period of time out of paid work.

Employment Support Unemployed Adults Young People Parents

For:
Young people who have been out of work and are on certain benefits.
Delivered By:
Social Security Scotland

Kickstart Scheme

The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Funding Training & Work Experience Employment Support Recruitment Support Unemployed Adults Employers Young People Parents Voluntary Sector Organisations

For:
Employers of all sizes, and 16-24 years olds on Universal Credit
Delivered By:
Department for Work and Pensions

Young Person's Guarantee

The Young Person's Guarantee is a commitment to bring together employers, partners and young people. It will connect every 16 to 24 year old in Scotland to the opportunity of a job, placement, training or volunteering with employers committed to the Guarantee.

Funding Training & Work Experience Employment Support Young People Voluntary Sector Organisations Employers

For:
16 to 24 year olds in Scotland
Delivered By:
Scottish Government, Local Authorities, private and third sector partners

Our Future Now

Our Future Now is Inspiring Scotland’s fund aimed specifically at supporting young people into education, employment or training.

Training & Work Experience Employment Support Young People Voluntary Sector Organisations

For:
Young people aged 11 to 25
Delivered By:
Inspiring Scotland, and 12 charities across Scotland

Discovering Your Potential

Discovering Your Potential provides flexible and intensive support for young care leavers.

Young People Voluntary Sector Organisations Employment Support Training & Work Experience

For:
Young care leavers
Delivered By:
Young Person's Consortium

Parental Employability Support Fund

The fund provides personalised support for parents who face barriers to progressing their careers, including help to gain qualifications, improving skills or work experience, money advice, and motivational support.

Employment Support Training & Work Experience Unemployed Adults Young People Parents

For:
Lone parents, parents with disabilities, young parents age 25 years and less, minority ethnic families, families with a disabled child, families with 3 or more children, families where the youngest child is under 1 year
Delivered By:
Scottish Government and Local Authorities

Community Jobs Scotland

An employability programme delivered by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) which works with voluntary sector employers to create job opportunities for unemployed people aged 16 to 29.

Funding Training & Work Experience Employment Support Recruitment Support Unemployed Adults Employers Young People Voluntary Sector Organisations

For:
Voluntary sector employers, and unemployed people aged 16-29
Delivered By:
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Careers Information, Advice and Guidance

My World of Work is Scotland’s career information and advice website – an innovative and exciting digital service for the people of Scotland.

Employment Support Training & Work Experience Redundancy Support Young People Parents Unemployed Adults

For:
Primary school pupils, secondary school pupils, students, teachers, parents, those that are employed/unemployed and partners.
Delivered By:
Skills Development Scotland

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a fundamental part of the Young Person’s Guarantee and Scotland’s economic recovery, providing critical skills for the future. Find out more here.

Training & Work Experience Recruitment Support Young People Employers

For:
Individuals over 16, employers of all sizes
Delivered By:
Skills Development Scotland

Local Authority Employability Services

All 32 Local Authorities in Scotland deliver employability services. Find out more here.

Funding Redundancy Support Training & Work Experience Employment Support Recruitment Support Unemployed Adults Employers Young People Parents Voluntary Sector Organisations

For:
Young people, unemployed adults, employers, voluntary organisations
Delivered By:
Local authorities across Scotland

The European Structural and Investment Funds

The European Social Fund (ESF) is a structural fund from the European Union. It improves the skills of the workforce and helps people who have difficulties finding work.

Young People Unemployed Adults Training & Work Experience Employment Support

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