Support to find work
We support people to find work, learn new skills and more. We take time to understand your situation, discuss your goals and identify the support that is right for you.
You can contact us by phone, drop into our office or we can visit you at your home.
Support to find work
- Support to write your CV or job application
- Support with job interviews
- Confidence building
Support to get skills for work
- Work experience
- Gain qualifications including industry certifications, such as the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
- Vocational training
- Find volunteering opportunities
- Find apprenticeships
- Support to learn English if it isn't your first language
- Training specifically to help parents into work
Support if you are in work
- Funding to support your travel to work, including bus tickets and free bicycles
- Support for your employer with any reasonable adjustments you may need if you have additional needs
- Support for your employer to become carer-aware
We can also help you maximise your income, provide guidance on budgeting and check which benefits you are entitled to.
About us
We are supported by the Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind policy and work with:
- Access to Industry
- Barnardo’s Works
- Developing the Young Workforce
- Enable
- Fort Kinnaird Recruitment and Skills Centre
- Impact Arts
- Into Work
- Jobcentre Plus
- King’s Trust
- Lothian Veterans Centre
- Midlothian Community Action
- Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
- Rural and Urban Training Scheme (RUTS)
- Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH)
- Skills Development Scotland
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