Events

Diverse Communities Networking Event

Wednesday, 23rd October 2019

Leith Jobcentre

199 Commercial Street

Edinburgh EH6 6QP

10:30am – 12:30pm

Meet with local organisations who offer training and employability focussed support to the diverse communities of Edinburgh as well as employers with current vacancies.

Stallholders will include:

· Fort Kinnaird Recruitment & Skills Centre

· Apex Scotland

· Smart Works

· Community Renewal

· Edinburgh Airport

· Skills Development Scotland

· The Welcoming

· FUSE

· LINKnet Mentoring

· Citizens Advice Scotland

· ELREC - Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council

· Cyrenians

· CEMVO - Council for Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations

· MENIS - Minority Ethnic Health Inclusion Service

· All In Edinburgh

· Syrian Futures

· Princes Trust

· Jobcentreplus

· Taskmaster Recruitment

· Volunteer Centre Edinburgh

· Fair Start Scotland

· North Edinburgh Childcare

With over 5000 placements required each year for young people in our region, this training will give you valuable advice, guidance and a best practice toolkit.​It aims to provide you with support in the delivery of meaningful work placements for young people that offer the best value to your business.

This workshop is designed to support individuals who supervise and manage work placements within their organisations or would like to find out how to.

By the end of the session, you will:

• Understand the value and impact of effective work placements.
• Explore what good and bad work placements look like – before, during and after.
• Identify how you can get the most out of your work placement for your business.
• Build a toolkit of best practice for:
• Inductions
• Health and Safety
• Setting and managing expectations
• Activities
• Feedback and review

Dates:

• Wednesday 6th November 2019 – 9.30-13.00 - Gorebridge Beacon, Hunterfield Road, Gorebridge, EH23 4TT

​Email dyw@edinburghchamber.co.uk to book your space.