Local Employability Partnerships
Workforce Plus was launched in June 2006 and is the Scottish Government’s Employability Framework. With an emphasis on better partnership working, it sets out actions at both national and local levels to increase the numbers of people in rewarding and sustained work. It also links very closely with our strategy for young people who require More Choices, More Chances to ensure a comprehensive package of employability support for people of all ages.
Ongoing work includes the development of local multi-agency, cross-sectoral Employability Partnerships across Scotland’s Local Authorities. Initially focusing on seven priority areas (Glasgow, Dundee, Inverclyde, West Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire, North and South Lanarkshire), 26 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities now have an employability group based on the Workforce Plus model to drive this agenda forward at a local level.
Partnerships vary in membership but often include representatives from: Local Authorities, Jobcentre Plus (JCP), Skills Development Scotland (SDS), local colleges, the Third Sector and the NHS. The groups sit firmly within the Community Planning Framework.
Within this section you can find Typical terms of reference for an area-based employability partnership, and details of some of the approaches which have been adopted at an area based level.
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Aberdeenshire
Angus
Dumbartonshire
Dundee
East Ayrshire
East Renfrewshire
Edinburgh
Falkirk
Fife
Glasgow
Inverclyde
Midlothian
North Ayrshire
North Lanarkshire
Orkney
Renfrewshire
Scottish Borders
South Lanarkshire