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JETS is a light touch provision aimed at those who are ready to get back into work.

LEAPS is a widening participation programme which aims to encourage and advise students who are traditionally under-represented in higher education.

LIFT is a support and advocacy service based in North West Edinburgh. We provide help and support with a number of different things, including:

• Benefits advice, including Universal Credit support
• Housing advice
• Homeless support
• Employability support
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Our Mentoring program helps minirity ethnic people on three main dtarnds which are employment, education and self-development

One-to-one mentoring service

One-to-one mentoring is provided for education, employment and personal development. A qualified, experienced and trained volunteer mentor is assigned to a mentee to provide support ( for up to six months) 2 to 3 hours p...

We offer support to people who suffer with mild to moderate Mental Health issues.

Eat well for oral health is a community based oral health and nutrition awareness project delivered by LINKnet Mentoring in partnership with other organisations.

Our aim is to deliver oral health practices and nutrition guidance in an accessible and ...

Getting back to and staying in work is a key issue for many people, especially those experiencing ill health and/or long periods of work absence. Our aim is to help employees to achieve a positive relationship between health and work, providing thera...

We work to connect young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds to early career opportunities with real development prospects that pay a living wage in the finance, business and tech sectors.

This group is open to any young person who has ever lived away from home (been in care) and is now going into their first tenancy. The MIYO team will give you a personal budget of £150 to help make your new house your home. They will help you persona...

Making Work Work – for Women Returners is the Challenges Group's award-winning women returners programme, co-designed and Programme Managed by Lynn Houmdi, Scotland's Flex Influencer 2022.

We match volunteer mentors to vulnerable young people to support them to achieve goals and reach their full potential.

The project

New Futures provides tailored careers advice and support for those searching for new employment, whether they are looking to change or progress in their current role. If they are looking for more hours, higher pay, or are considering ente...

We recruit Childcare Modern Apprentices on behalf of our own organisation and on behalf of various nurseries and out of school care settings in Edinburgh, We recruit on an ongoing basis throughout the year and applicants must be age 16-24 years. No ...

Simultaneously integrating employability support and free childcare on site (within North Edinburgh Childcare), the Nurturing Futures programme provides unemployed parents with a unique opportunity to gain time away from their children to enable them...

One Parent Families Scotland Edinburgh offers a range of support and information to single parents, including help in personal and skills development leading to family-friendly employment. We aim to ensure that single-parent families in Edinburgh hav...

The PES team will help parents to access the support that they need to ensure they have the stability to focus on their employment goals. This will be carried out by creating an infrastructure of supported referrals to help remove barriers for parent...

People’s Health and Emotional Wellbeing (PHEW) is our service that offers 16 to 26 year-olds a safe and open space to make connections with others and develop a better understanding of mental health and wellbeing. Our group sessions involve a variet...

Pick ‘n’ Mix to Employment - for 16-24 year olds - who would like the opportunity to learn about themselves and the world of work in a warm, nurturing, community setting. Our aim is to support young people who are keen to ultimately move into paid ...

Our aim is to support young people who are keen to ultimately move into paid employment but need some support beforehand.

The course takes place on three afternoons per week all starting at 2pm on Tuesday, 12.30pm on Wednesday and 1pm Thursday) with s...

Planning Futures for Parents is aimed at providing training and support, to mainly ethnic minority parents located in South West Edinburgh get into, or closer towards, paid employment or those working part-time and looking to change career.

1). Career Accelerator

This programme is designed for people returning to work, graduates, and those currently working but under-employed or struggling to move up their career ladder. The programme includes

• CV and Cover Letter Review
• Get invited for ...

We're Womanist initiative dedicated to bringing race and faith-sensitive specialist services&culturally appropriate support for women of African and other diverse cultural heritages in Edinburgh.

The overreaching goal of our Employability Skills Progr...

Throughout Scotland’s capital city & the Lothians, we support young people to get on in life, through the power of volunteering.

As Scotland’s leading provider for digital apprenticeships, we’ve been connecting employers to apprentices for over ten years, helping them empower their digital transformation through apprenticeships.

Our award-winning Digital by Design approach to...