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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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Link Academy is delighted to be able to run a rolling three-week interactive online programme for people over the age of 16, living in Edinburgh.

The team will be running a series of two-hour online workshops aimed at providing those with the tools t...

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.

The Move On Employability Pathway (MOEP) programme is exciting new employability training in Edinburgh, supported by the City of Edinburgh Council(this will open in a new window), for young people who are:

• 16-19 years old and have left full-time edu...

Move On's Em[loyability course is designed to improve young people’s chances of employment in the construction sector or their chances of moving on to further training.

This is a 6-week employability programme for young people aged 16-21 years who a...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Through one-to-one support from our Life Coaches, you create your own personalised development plan which can help to:

We help young people into employment and then help them to achieve either a Digital Marketing Modern Apprenticeship or a Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration at Level 3, which is gained in the workplace.

There is no studying and no ex...

RUTS are a vocational and employability training provider delivering activities, programmes and qualifications to young people aged 16-24 designed to support skills for work and skills for life.

These services are all available through the INSPIRE pr...

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body and we deliver Scotland’s career service in schools, in SDS centres, through our Helpline, and online.

No matter what stage you’re at in your career, support is available for you from our c...

Smart Works Edinburgh offers interview clothing and training for unemployed women with job interviews lined up.

Space Station is part of our Space Training Academy and is an entry level course to help support you into the food, catering and hospitality sector.

We are STAND International. We work with disadvantaged communities across Scotland and abroad. We make a difference by offering participants in our programmes the opportunity to Start A New Day (STAND) by providing training and support and placements...