The Scottish Government will deliver new employment support services from April 2017. Our services will be entirely voluntary and will treat people with fairness, dignity and respect.
Work First Scotland (WFS) will provide high quality employment support for up to 3,300 people with a disability in Scotland, who want and need help to enter and remain in work
Work Able Scotland (WAS) will support up to 1,500 starts for eligible people with a health condition who want and need help to enter work.
The Scottish Government will introduce Fair Start Scotland from April 2018. Our aim remains to create a programme that is flexible, tailored and responsive to the needs of Scotland's unemployed.
This section gives details on Scotland's Devolved Employment Support Services.
Employment help and support for disabled people.
Working women contribute significantly to the Scottish economy but they can face particular challenges. For more information and the work of the Strategic Group on Women and Work (SGWW).
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Services and support within each Local Authority, Jobcentre Plus or Health Board area.
This section provides information about the pipeline, and the different stages and interventions within it.
A selection of learning materials and case studies currently used in employability.
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East Lothian Council has been approved a European Social Fund grant to administer a local Challenge Fund which will take forward projects in the East Lothian area to support the strategic employability skills pipeline. The Challenge Fund is open to 3rd sector organisations. It will support projects which will assist in mitigating the impacts of inequalities and to actively target those clients who are furthest from the labour market and face a particularly challenging combination of barriers to employment (2 or more), particularly those in rural areas and areas of deprivation.
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