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Welcome to the July 2016 edition of the Employability in Scotland e-bulletin

Regulations laid at Westminster this month have begun the transfer of powers to enable the Scottish Parliament to start legislating on social security and employability.

This month has seen the Employability Team continue to work on the detail, scope and approach for the 1 year transitional services for 2017 and the 2018 fully devolved services announced by Ministers, and, as with each stage of devolved employability delivery, the Scottish Government Team have been engaging and consulting our stakeholder network. This consultative and open approach will continue over the summer and more detail on the services that will be put in place from 1st April 2018 will be communicated to stakeholders later this year.

Meanwhile, the Minister for Employability and Training, Mr Jamie Hepburn, began a series of stakeholder visits in July as part of the induction process in his new role, so far visiting Remploy, SAMH, ENABLE, RNIB, Action for Children, Momentum, Prince's Trust and Barnardo's.

The Minister has been particularly keen to hear from service users on these visits, both to hear of their experiences so far and also what they would like to see delivered as part of devolved employment service. Key themes have been a desire for a more person centred approach, one that takes account of customer's personal situations, and for service providers to better communicate to create a more aligned and integrated approach. The Minister is keen that Scottish Government continue to gauge opinion, read more about this here.

Finally, don’t forget to keep in touch. We are always happy to receive your case studies, examples of good practice and your contributions for the Employability in Scotland website and e-bulletin.


Best wishes

Joanne

Enterprise and Skills Review - Call for Evidence

Economy Secretary Keith Brown has issued a call for evidence as part of the end-to-end review he is leading of the enterprise and skills support in Scotland. 

New Drive Offers Support with Work-Based Learning

Skills Development Scotland is contacting more than 200 companies as part of a campaign to support employers to make the most of apprenticeships.

Consultation on the Scottish Government Response to the Introduction of the UK Apprenticeship Levy

The consultation asks for views on options for the use of its share of UK Apprenticeship Levy funding being transferred to the Scottish Government. 

More Than 200,000 Households Helped by Scottish Welfare Fund

New figures show that since the Scottish Welfare Fund was set up in April 2013, £97.9 million worth of grants have been given to nearly 204,000 households in Scotland.

Third Sector Employability Forum Summer 2016 Newsletter

An update on the meetings and discussions regarding the on-going development of the Third Sector Employability Forum.

Project SEARCH Graduation

The third cohort of interns taking part in the project, which aims to increase the number of people with learning disabilities in employment, graduated from the programme at the University of Aberdeen.

New Guide for Hiring Apprentices Launched

A handy new guide to help trades recruit more apprentices has been launched. The booklet was created by trades supplier Screwfix with the support of Skills Development Scotland.

Report: Living at the Sharp End

The Citizens Advice Scotland report looks in detail at the causes of gaps in income, particularly with regards to the benefits system; the impact of gaps in income on CAB clients; and the adequacy of existing crisis assistance provided by statutory agencies.

SCVO Community Jobs Scotland Recruitment Fair

SCVO Community Jobs Scotland are holding a recruitment fair for "vulnerable groups", including care leavers, young people with convictions, carers, young people with disabilities and long term health conditions and early service leavers from the armed forces.

Quick News

Increase in Scotland's Employment Levels
Employment in Scotland rose by 17,000 over the last quarter, illustrating the underlying resilience of the economy.

New Data Added to Welfare Reform Dashboard
The Improvement Service's Welfare Reform Dashboard brings together key date at local authority and data zone level.

 

Report: Investigation of Pensioner Employment
The report explores the drivers behind the consistent increase in pensioner employment over the past decade, including throughout the last recession.

Case Study - Venture Trust
Venture Trust believes that people have the ability to make positive changes in their lives for a more productive future.

Events

Employability & Skills Scotland 2016
7-8 September 2016 - Glasgow
The convention brings together policy makers and practitioners to discuss the latest development and the directions towards ensuring opportunities for all in Scotland.

Apply with Conviction Workshop
9 September 2016 - Glasgow
The latest dates of development seminars for employers and client facing services working with people with convictions.

 

Scottish Learning Festival 2016
21 September 2016 - Glasgow
The Scottish Learning Festival is about teaching and learning and offers a number of opportunities to enhance the education profession.

Scottish Apprenticeship Shows - Glasgow and Edinburgh
9-11 October 2016 - Glasgow; 13-14 October 2016 - Edinburgh
SDS have teamed up with the Daily Record to provide young people with everything they need to know about becoming an apprentice at the first Scottish Apprenticeship Show.

 

 

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