Employment and training initiatives

The SSSC works to help employers obtain funding to achieve an educated and skilled workforce by promoting and supporting social work education and training initiatives. This section contains information about the employment and training initiatives available to people at every stage in life beyond school age.

Training for work

Training for Work (TFW) is a training programme allowing people to retrain or re-skill with the aim of getting back to employment. It aims to give people the chance to develop, improve or maintain work related skills through a programme of training and structured work experience.

New Deal

New Deal is a government scheme for young people aged 18 - 24 years. It aims to get unemployed people into work by closing the gap between the skills employers want and the skills people can offer.

Skillseekers

Skillseekers provides funding for training to help young people achieve vocational qualifications to improve their employment prospects. It is available to all school leavers aged 16 and 17 years old, and young people aged 18 who are entering the labour market for the first time.

Modern Apprenticeships

Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) offer those aged over 16 the opportunity to train in their jobs to obtain an SVQ (Scottish Vocational Qualification). MAs provide an exciting way of gaining skills and qualifications without having to study full-time. Click to download our Modern Apprenticeships in care factfile.

Further information about the above government initiatives can be obtained by visiting the Scottish Enterprise website.

Scottish European Social Fund (ESF) Objective 3 Partnership

This programme is a significant source of European funding which helps disadvantaged groups in the community who, for a variety of reasons, are excluded both economically and socially. Further information can be obtained by visiting the Scottish ESF Objective 3 Partnership website.