Third Sector Programmes: Employability & Education

Employability and Education

Interventions suitable for

[Information not specified]

Programme Title and Provider

Bright Green Business (BGB)

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Bright Green Business offers various programmes including employability support through Mentoring & Streetwise. Workshops, entrepreneurship & the development of business related skills. Delivery of programmes focusing on employer engagement.

Possible Outcomes

Increased employability options and therefore life chances.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Referral made once on a Community Payback Order /Self-referral.

Relevant information re. funding for the programme

[Information not specified]
 

Interventions suitable for

Young unemployed people

Programme Title and Provider

Criminal Justice Social Work and Newbattle Abbey College. Community Jobs Scotland – SCVO (Scot Govt)

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Unpaid Work, Rural Skills Course, First Aid Course, Range of personal placements, Projects undertaken for beneficiaries, Young unemployed people

Possible Outcomes

Reduction in criminogenic and non-criminogenic needs.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Those who are on a Community payback order or on any other Community Justice order/licence.
Community Jobs Scotland (CJS) creates work opportunities for young people within third sector organisations in Scotland.
 

Programme Title and Provider

Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust (MAEDT)

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Drop-in job club to support job seekers search for jobs, prepare their CVs or access support for volunteering and other opportunities.

Possible Outcomes

Better access to community, increased feelings to citizenship and worth. Options for chances and improved life chances.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Self-referral/ whilst on a Community Payback Order.

Interventions suitable for

All residents

Programme Title and Provider

McSence Training Service, Mayfield

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

CSCS card, first aid, Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ), job search and employability skills.

Possible Outcomes

Increased life chances and employability options.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Self-referral/ whilst on a Community Payback Order.

Relevant information re. funding for the programme

[Information not specified]
 

Interventions suitable for

For males and females aged 16+.

Programme Title and Provider

Midlothian Council Lifelong Learning & Employability Service

Details of all Specific national or local scheme/intervention(s) available

Offer a range of support options, courses and training, currently including: Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and European Computer Driving Licence; Administration; Care Academy; Work Club; Construction Skills Certification Scheme Training.

Possible Outcomes

Increase in life chances.

Process for Assessment and/or inclusion in scheme/intervention

Self-referral/ whilst on a Community Payback Order.