DG Employment TAP – Directory of Services
The directory of services provides information on local employability and skills services including training, support with job searches, health, money advice and more for all age groups as well as information from schools, partners and services working to support the development of skills for life, skills for learning and skills for work in our young people.
You can search for services by category, age or stage of the employability pipeline.
If you would like to register your service on this website, please complete the registration form here www.dgtap.co.uk/registration
Anyone wishing to make a referral to the Employability & Skills team should download and complete the form below.
Completed forms should be sent to ESS.referrals@dumgal.gov.uk
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ProjectScotland helps young people aged 16-30 to get on in life through volunteering, whilst doing good in their community. We place young people into transformational voluntary roles with local charities and not-for-profits. We take the time to understand their needs, interests, and hopes for the future, before matching them to a quality volunteering experience.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
Area:
- Annandale & Eskdale
- Stewartry
- Nithsdale
- Wigtownshire
Stage 1 - Engagement, Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 3 - Vocational Activity, Stage 4 - Supporting Job Entry
Contact:
Claire Simmonds
- 07464546344
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) helps people achieve career success and supporting businesses with their goals and growth.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
- School S1
- School S2
- School S3
- School S4
- School S5
- School S6
Area:
- Annandale & Eskdale
- Stewartry
- Nithsdale
- Wigtownshire
Stage 1 - Engagement, Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 3 - Vocational Activity, Stage 4 - Supporting Job Entry, Stage 5 - In-Work Support
Contact:
Juliet Campbell, Sylvia McDowall
- Loreburne Shopping CentreHigh StreetDumfriesDG1 2BD
- 7 South Strand StreetStranraerDG9 7JE
- 01387 272500
- 01776 889793
This service enables customers to create Email & Universal Job Match accounts with tuition in basic computing skills including an introduction to our On-line Basics course which uses interactive learning modules.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
Area:
- Wigtownshire
Stage 1 - Engagement, Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 3 - Vocational Activity, Stage 4 - Supporting Job Entry, Stage 5 - In-Work Support
Contact:
Bob Manderson
- Burns HouseHarbour StreetStranraerDG9 7RD
- 07585 714319
The Smoking Matters service offers smokers throughout Dumfries & Galloway assistance in stopping smoking. Meetings are held in Health and Community Centres across the region, including more remote and isolated communities.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
- School S1
- School S2
- School S3
- School S4
- School S5
- School S6
Area:
- Annandale & Eskdale
- Stewartry
- Nithsdale
- Wigtownshire
Stage 1 - Engagement
Contact:
- NHS Dumfries & GallowayGardenhill Primary Care CentreCastle DouglasDG7 3EE
- 0845 602 6861
Do you love animals, plants, or the great outdoors? Find your path at SRUC. Gain the knowledge and experience to move confidently into your chosen career.
Age:
- Adult 18-24
Area:
- Annandale & Eskdale
- Stewartry
- Nithsdale
- Wigtownshire
Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 3 - Vocational Activity, Stage 4 - Supporting Job Entry, Stage 5 - In-Work Support
Contact:
Brian Williams
- Barony CampusParkgateDumfriesDG1 3NE
- 01506 864800
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Age:
- School S3
- School S4
- School S5
- School S6
Area:
- Annandale & Eskdale
- Stewartry
- Nithsdale
- Wigtownshire
Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 3 - Vocational Activity
Support In Mind Scotland works to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people affected by serious mental illness. We work with people to enable them to gain access to meaningful paid/unpaid employment, training and education. We work one to one and with groups.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
Area:
- Wigtownshire
Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 5 - In-Work Support
Contact:
- Millennium Centre75 George StreetStranraerDG9 7JP
- 01776 706348
The Furniture Project provide opportunity for pre employment work placements for people with barriers to employment so they may gain an understanding of the expectations bestowed upon them when in the work place whilst learning soft and transferable skills and enhancing personal and social development to assist them when they are ready to move into employment.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
Area:
- Wigtownshire
Stage 2 - Barrier Removal
The Hub is a community action centre that develops community capacity through supporting voluntary organisations. We also develop and deliver a range of social inclusion projects that address the needs of individuals and local communities.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
Area:
- Annandale & Eskdale
- Stewartry
- Nithsdale
- Wigtownshire
Stage 3 - Vocational Activity
Contact:
Karen Lewis
- 24-26 Friars VennelDumfriesDG1 2RL
- 01387 269161
The IT Centre offers 1-2-1 support to help people gain confidence in using in a computer by learning new skills from the complete beginner to more advanced, help to make a claim online for benefits, such as Universal Credit, set up and use a Universal Job Match account to search for a job, create and maintain an email address to apply for jobs online and develop and upload a CV.
Age:
- Adult 25+
- Adult 18-24
- Adult 16-17
Area:
- Stewartry
Stage 1 - Engagement, Stage 2 - Barrier Removal, Stage 3 - Vocational Activity, Stage 4 - Supporting Job Entry, Stage 5 - In-Work Support
Contact:
Jackie Williams
- Community CentreCotton StreetCastle DouglasDG7 1AJ
- 01556 503167
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This employment and skills partnership website provides a central point of contact for all - jobseekers, employers, schools, practitioners and partners can all access information on the range of employability services available.
Click here if you wish to add your organisation or service to the partnership.
Click here if you wish to add details of an employment and skills event to the partnership calendar.
For any other enquiries please email dgemployability@dumgal.gov.uk
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