Are you a young person living in D&G?‼️
We need your help to name our partnership pilot programme! This will be aimed at people who are 15+ with the intention of being Christmas leavers.
We'd appreciate your opinion. Just follow the link to answer 3 quick questions and have your...
The Youth Work Service and the Youth Council have worked alongside a range of statutory and third sector organisations to develop a local survey to capture the views of young people across Dumfries and Galloway in relation to COVID-19.
The findings of the survey...
Lewis’ Story
Lewis self-referred to the Employability and Skills Service after health conditions had prevented him continuing along the education route. At the time he was undertaking a time limited work-experience placement at DWP and wasn’t...
Saphrone's Story: Developing Confidence
Saphrone was referred to the service in October 2018. At that point Saphrone had recently left school, she had been unable to complete her 5th year. Saphrone had been diagnosed with mental health issues. She...
DYW Skills Academy
This programme, although primarily aimed at Summer 2020 school leavers, can be accessed by any young person and takes place over 5 weeks covering everything from Industry Insight Sessions to Employability Skills to Career Pathways. Sessions are led by...
All families in Scotland now have free access to the Solihull Approach Online, which includes modules such as ‘Understanding Your Child’ and ‘Understanding Your Teenager’s Brain’.
They focus on helping parents develop nurturing and supportive relationships with their children, and to...
What a Journey!
Stair Park Community Garden Centre referred Angus to the Employability and Skills Service in March 2018. They thought that he could benefit from gaining our Workplace Skills Award, an accredited qualification to demonstrate his transferrable...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the Individual Training Account (ITA) scheme will reopen on 1 July 2020.
ITAs are designed to help individuals build the skills they need for a job, or to get training to help take their...
Dumfries and Galloway Council are providing additional support for young people during COVID-19 by setting up 14 Youth Work spaces across Dumfries and Galloway to provide support for young people aged 12 - 18 (S1-S6).
These will be delivered by the Council's Youth Work Service and...
Social Security Scotland: Best Start Grant School Age Payment re-opens 1st June
If your child was born between 1st March 2015 and 29th Feb 2016 and you get benefits or tax credits you could be eligible for School Age Payment....
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
Disclaimer: Employability and Skills Service makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information on this website, but will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, or inconvenience arising in any way whatsoever from the use of this website. If you think that there are any errors or out of date information please notify us at dgemployability@dumgal.gov.uk explaining which page contains the error.