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Wow! Lottery funding for local womens’ project
The Big Lottery Fund Scotland announced its latest package of funding worth over £5.5 million to eleven projects across Scotland today – and Leith-based Women onto Work (WoW) was one of the biggest winners, receiving a grant of £600,000. Big Lottery Fund Scotland Chair, Maureen McGinn, said: “I am delighted to announce this latest round of […]
Working it Out with Tomorrow’s People
November 6, 2012 by davepickering
A free training programme in Muirhouse is looking for new participants. If you are aged 16 – 24, unemployed, not in education or training and keen to learn new skills, meet new people and gain new experiences then please get in touch. The Working It Out programme runs for 16 weeks and offers a range […]
A career in childcare?
October 8, 2012 by davepickering
Ever thought about a career in childcare? North Edinburgh Childcare (NEC) will be running a new INTO CHILDCARE course in November, and are holding an information session about the course on Frday 19 October. NEC Training Administrator Kim Weir said: “If you are interested in this course please contact me on the number below to book a place on […]
Going Forth with Granton Youth Centre
October 3, 2012 by davepickering
Nae work? Nae money? Nae chance? Nae choice? Bored? Nowt to do? Granton Youth Centre’s Go Forth team can help find you work, support you to make money and offer you choices and chances to improve you and your life. Contact Jamie, Mary or Tracey on 467 5854 or just drop in for an informal […]
Following up employability in Forth
September 24, 2012 by davepickering
The lack of employment opportunities remains a problem in North Edinburgh, where unemployment figures remain stubbornly high. A conference held in North Edinburgh Arts Centre last week looked at what is being done to improve the life chances of people struggling to gain employment in Forth. The city council recently introduced a new Integrated Employability […]
North Edinburgh Arts to host employability event
September 5, 2012 by davepickering
North Edinburgh Arts Centre is to host a major Employability event later this month. Organised by Forth Neighbourhood Partnership, ‘Employability in Forth’ follows on from a successful event held at Edinburgh’s Telford College which looked at local employability issues and initiatives. Employability in Forth Tuesday 18 September 2012 10.30am – 12.30 followed by buffet lunch North […]
Community Renewal – ready and able to help
May 16, 2012 by davepickering
With the closure of the popular Community Employability Office on Ferry Road Drive, it is good to know that there is still a locally based support service ready and able to help residents of North Edinburgh find and make the most of available job, training, education or volunteering opportunities and to assist with a range […]
Community Employability to close
April 26, 2012 by davepickering
The Community Employability office in Ferry Road Drive will close it’s doors for the last time tomorrow. The local employment and training organisation lost out as the city council restructured employability service delivery across the city. It’s understood that some staff have applied for positions with succesful bidder Community Renewal and may be interviewed early next month. […]
Bye, bye Bert!
April 26, 2012 by davepickering
Community Employability staff (see article above) will be interviewed for positions with the successful consortium early next month, but there will be no place for Bert Craig, for so long a familiar face through Working Links’ ‘Where’s Bert?’ feature in the NEN. Bert, who is now 67, finished up with Community Employability last week after […]
January 17, 2013 by davepickering
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