The Provision of Specialised Employment Support for West Lothian Parents

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West Lothian Council received funding from the Scottish Government under the No One Left Behind Child Poverty policy to provide employability support to eligible parents across West Lothian. Lot 1: Provision of employability support tailored to the eligible parental group The provision involved working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to the targeted niche groups of parents via the provision of a range of employability programmes. Employability support was to be focussed on removing barriers for one, two or three of the targeted groups. Programmes were to be designed to address client’s barriers including confidence and self-worth, lack of work experience, mental health issues etc, and they must include support to access current income maximisation services, work placements and volunteering opportunities as a recognised means of progression for clients.. The opportunity was a call off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS. Lot 2: Qualifications The facilitation and provision of qualifications for one, two or three of the eligible targeted groups. Qualifications were to be aligned to employment opportunities within the local labour market and consider the client’s personal circumstances and family commitments. The training provided was to support the clients to progress into employment or move closer to the labour market at the end of the course. This included but was not be limited to low level employability support to ensure the clients are supported to take the next step in their employability journey.. This was a call off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS. Lot 3: Upskilling Support for those in Work Placements or Employment The provision involved working alongside Access2employment service to compliment the current provision and bridge gaps to targeted eligible groups of parents via the provision of a range of upskilling support. This may have been for individuals or groups from the targeted cohort/s.. Call off from Scotland Excel's Employability Services DPS.