Employability and skills

South Ayrshire Council’s Employability and Skills team provide a range of flexible services to support young people and adults in to employment. We work closely with colleagues in Education and Social Work and in partnership with Skills Development Scotland, DWP and Ayrshire College.

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What we do

Work placements
Group work
One-to-one support
Confidence building
Develop your work readiness skills
Personal development
Money advice/budgeting
Literacy support
Vocational tasters

Work out!

For S4- S6 school pupils looking for work experience

Positive futures

Flexible packages of learning & support that engage young people in a range of activities

Modern apprentices

Opportunity to gain a SVQ through learning at work

Youth employability hub

A Drop in service for those seeking support into employment, training and learning

Adult employability

Support for adults 18+ who are unemployed and face individual barriers.

Targeted Family Support

Support for parents who are unemployed or underemployed

LGBT Youth Scotland

Achieving LGBT Youth Scotland’s silver charter mark

Supported employment

A targeted programme for individuals between the age of 16 – 30 that have a disability and looking for support gaining employment, training or further education.

Family Firm Support

The Family Firm team work towards improving employability outcomes for young people who are care experienced aged 16-25yrs.

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