Directory
The Joined Up for Jobs directory lists organisations delivering employability and related services in Edinburgh. You can search for organisations listed the JUfJ directory by name, keyword, service type, postcode, or main client group.
Business Gateway Edinburgh
Business Gateway Edinburgh offers expert support and guidance to new and existing businesses. Through Business Gateway you can access: Free advice from our experienced business advisers to help you start a business or find new ways of doing bus...
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Outreach offered
No
Canongate Youth - Hospitality Training
Using our fully functioning cafe space we will work with young people aged 16-24 to develop the practical and soft-skills required for employment in the hospitality industry, or in customer facing roles.
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
Canongate Youth - NetWorks
Supporting young parents into employment/education or training through one-to-one and group support.
Service Type
Employability
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
Yes
Canongate Youth NOLB Activity Agreement Hub (City Centre)
No One Left Behind Activity Agreements Hub - City Centre
No One Left Behind (NOLB) Activity Agreements support young people aged 15.5-19 (or up to age 26 for those with multiple barriers as stated in the NOLB Emerging Best Practice Guide) who are not ...
Service Type
Employability
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
Yes
Canongate Youth - The Gate
Canongate Youth provides employability support to young people aged 16-24.
Our focus is on removing barriers for young people and supporting them in a holistic way to move on to further education, training, or employment. The employability team works...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, and Health Conditions
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
CashBack to the Future: Free arts workshops for 12-19 year olds
These free workshops are open to any young people aged 12-19 who are looking to try something creative. Currently delivered digitally, every young person will receive an Art Pack full of materials delivered to their door. The Art Pack will mean they ...
Service Type
Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
Yes
Citadel Connect
Citadel Connect is an innovative training and volunteering programme based at the Citadel Youth Centre. The programme allows the young people to gain new skills, have new experiences, become active members of communities and make a positive differen...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, Criminal Convictions, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North east
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Citadel Futureheads Employability services
The Futureheads Employability project supports young people aged 16 – 21 into employment, education, training and voluntary work. Our weekly Careers Café assists unemployed young people and school leavers with job searches, college and job applicatio...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North east
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Citadel Youth Centre NOLB Activity Agreement Hub (North East)
No One Left Behind Activity Agreements Hub – North East
No One Left Behind (NOLB) Activity Agreements support young people aged 15.5-19 (or up to age 26 for those with multiple barriers as stated in the NOLB Emerging Best Practice Guide) who are not...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North east
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
Community Help and Advice Initiative (CHAI)
CHAI’s Employability & Support Service operates in the South-West of the City of Edinburgh and works with young people and adults, who are out of work, helping to address barriers to employability.
Service Type
Employability, Housing, and Money / Benefits
Client Group
Long term unemployed
Target Area
South west
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Community Works
What we do
Help people to find progress towards working or volunteering.
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Long term unemployed
Target Area
North east and North west
Age group served
20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
CREATE - Spring 2022
Articulate has developed this series of workshops as taster sessions for young people living in Edinburgh aged 16-24.
The programme will introduce young people to music, visual art and filmmaking skills within an employability framework that is a ste...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced and Homeless / at risk of homelessness
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
Yes
Cyrenians Foundations to Employment
Cyrenians’ Foundations to Employment has been delivering an innovative and bespoke employability service to those furthest from employment across the city for the last nine years. The provision of a person-centred, relational approach to address barr...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
Yes
Cyrenians: Key to Potential
Key to Potential offers one-to-one outreach support to sixteen year old non-attenders as they transition from school at stage 1 of the pipeline.
These young people may only have received very limited, if any, careers support and are at high risk of n...
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced and Homeless / at risk of homelessness
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
Yes
Deaf Action
Our Employability Service at Deaf Action covers Edinburgh and the Lothians and Fife.
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Disability and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North east and All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
Direct Partners
We support youth employment through Modern Apprenticeships and Pre Employment programmes.
Our target audience is 16-24 year olds within Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife.
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity and Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
Dunedin Canmore Youth Projects NOLB Activity Agreement Hub (South East)
The No One Left Behind (NOLB) Activity Agreement Hub works with young people aged 15.5-26yrs at Stage 1 of the employability pipeline.
Young people are offered 1-1 support and the opportunity to attend a weekly employability hub where they would be en...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
South east
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
Dunedin Canmore Youth Projects - NOLB Activity Agreement Hub (South West)
No One Left Behind Activity Agreements Hub - South West
The No One Left Behind (NOLB) Activity Agreement Hub works with young people aged 15.5-26yrs at Stage 1 of the employability pipeline.
Young people are offered 1-1 support and the opportunity to a...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
South west
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
Edinburgh College (Granton Campus)
Edinburgh College is one of Scotland's biggest Colleges with around 19,000 students across 4 campuses in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Offering a wide variety of vibrant vocational and academic courses, Edinburgh College provides flexible learning o...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Edinburgh College (Midlothian Campus)
Edinburgh College is one of Scotland's biggest Colleges with around 19,000 students across 4 campuses in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Offering a wide variety of vibrant vocational and academic courses, Edinburgh College provides flexible learning o...
Service Type
Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Edinburgh College (Milton Road Campus)
Edinburgh College is one of Scotland's biggest Colleges with around 19,000 students across 4 campuses in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Offering a wide variety of vibrant vocational and academic courses, Edinburgh College provides flexible learning o...
Service Type
Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Edinburgh College (Sighthill Campus)
Edinburgh College is one of Scotland's biggest Colleges with around 19,000 students across 4 campuses in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Offering a wide variety of vibrant vocational and academic courses, Edinburgh College provides flexible learning o...
Service Type
Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Edinburgh Remakery Micro:Bit Workshop
This project lets school leavers in Edinburgh to take part in a free, virtual two hour workshop. Each participant will get a BBC microbit and will be able to practice how to code, turning otherwise unwanted items into innovative products. The aim is ...
Service Type
Education and training
Client Group
Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
Employment Safety Net
The Employment Safety Net works with young people aged 16-24 who are stage 1 and 2 of the employability pipeline. The young people targeted by the project are those who are not currently engaged in other provision and have barriers to sustaining enga...
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Substance misuse, Criminal Convictions, and Health Conditions
Target Area
North east
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
ENABLE Scotland - All in Edinburgh
We are delivery partners in All in Edinburgh, a 5 stage Supported Employment programme for people with Disabilities or Long-term Health Conditions.
The aim of the programme is that clients move into (or remain in) valued and fulfilling work roles.
How...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, and Money / Benefits
Client Group
Disability, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes