Employability & Tackling Poverty Learning Network

This website is one element of the Employability and Tackling Poverty Learning Network, which is facilitated by The Scottish Government.

The website has been designed as a practical guide for anyone who is involved in employability or tackling poverty. We have produced it in response to your views and it is intended to help you understand what employability and tackling poverty is, your role in it and how to design, deliver and measure the impact of employability and tackling poverty approaches.

The site provides a range of information, insights and practical examples which will be useful for funders of services, project/service managers as well as  practitioners and frontline workers.

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An overview of health and employability policy,  resources and  practice.

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Information from each Local Authority, Jobcentre Plus and Health Board areas

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A selection of case studies and tools currently used in employability.

News

Minister proposes regional cluster plan for Scots colleges

Scotland's colleges are to be grouped into 12 separate regions and encouraged to work more closely together.

Evidence review on Housing and Poverty

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation are calling for a critical review of evidence that will consider how housing of all tenure types can mitigate or exacerbate poverty.

Reality, Resources, Resilience - discussion report

SURF has recently completed the first phase of their Reality, Resources, Resilience programme, which is being delivered in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Events

From the Local to the National: Tackling Poverty During Austerity. A series of discussion seminars

The seminars are not only an opportunity to find out what is going on and to contribute to the debate, but will also be an opportunity to contribute to the Poverty Alliance's local election manifesto

From the Local to the National: Tackling Poverty During Austerity. A series of discussion seminars

The seminars are not only an opportunity to find out what is going on and to contribute to the debate, but will also be an opportunity to contribute to the Poverty Alliance's local election manifesto

From the Local to the National: Tackling Poverty During Austerity. A series of discussion seminars

The seminars are not only an opportunity to find out what is going on and to contribute to the debate, but will also be an opportunity to contribute to the Poverty Alliance's local election manifesto