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No One Left Behind is our strategy for placing people at the centre of the design and delivery of employability services. It promotes a strengthened partnership approach where the government works together with third sector training providers to identify local needs and make informed, evidence-based decisions, flexing these to meet emerging labour market demands.
Helping people into fair, sustainable jobs is central to delivering many of the ambitions in Scotland around inclusive growth, tackling child poverty and public health reform.
The principles which underpin the approach are:
The approach is not about designing new programmes, but instead, reforming the system to be more adaptable and responsive to meet the needs of people and to adapt more quickly to rapidly changing labour markets.
This includes working closely with partners in Local Government, the third and private sectors, Skills Development Scotland, Department for Work and Pensions and others to build on the strengths of existing national and local services, to better align funding and to improve the integration of employability services with other support to ensure that services are designed and delivered around the needs and aspirations of those using our services.
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No One Left Behind helps people of all ages to gain skills and confidence. It is there to help people prepare for employment, training, education and/or volunteering.
To take part participants must not be in a job, education or training. They will:
The agreement could include activities specifically designed to prepare participants for progression, such as taster sessions at college, time with training providers, mentoring, peer mentoring opportunities and innovative group projects.
Existing inequalities in the labour market are likely to be exacerbated by COVID-19 with disproportionate impacts on those with barriers and experiencing long term unemployment (LTU). As the economy recovers from the pandemic, Scotland needs labour. To link opportunity and need Scottish Government Ministers have identified £20m to fund a minimum of 2,000 intermediate labour market opportunities. The investment will support those aged 25+ experiencing long term unemployment (defined as 12 months out of work) who would, without significant investment, struggle to secure employment.
Scottish and Local Government working jointly with public and third sector employers will implement an approach that provides temporary intermediate labour market opportunities combining paid fair work experience with skills training enabling industry recognised certification/accreditation to meet existing and/or emerging labour market needs including but not restricted to Health and Social Care, Early Learning and Childcare, Green/Net Zero Jobs, Renewables, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Land Management, Recycling and Waste Management and Digital. These opportunities will be in the public and third sectors providing additional social value.
You can contact a Skills Adviser by calling 01307 492039. The team can also be contacted via email on skillsteam@angus.gov.uk