Employability support
We offer a range of employability support for young people and adults facing barriers to employment.
Our services give people the opportunity to gain the qualifications, experience, and confidence they need to get into work.
Building Brighter Futures
Building Brighter Futures is an eight-week employability course in Edinburgh for young people interested in gaining construction and joinery skills and experience.
This course is designed for young people aged 16-21 wanting to take their first steps towards employment.
Training for Work
Training for Work is an eight-week employability course delivered at our FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland warehouse.
Training for Work is suitable for those living in Glasgow aged 16+.
Drivers Employability Training Scheme
Our Drivers Employability Training Scheme supports young people with an aspiration to drive for a living to become safe, competent, and qualified drivers.
The training is based at FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland, where we have in-house driving instructors.
Paid Work Placements
Paid Work Placements provide people with the opportunity to work on a paid placement at the Real Living Wage.
Candidates can also expect ongoing support during their placement, as well as training to help them to stay in employment at the end of the placement.
Way Ahead
Way Ahead helps people in Glasgow to access training, education, volunteering, work experience, and employment.
The service aims to support people who are long-term unemployed to improve their employment prospects, as well as their confidence, aspirations, and wider quality of life.
Employability support from corporate partners
We partner with companies in Edinburgh and Glasgow to deliver employability impact together.
Our corporate partners offer employability support in a variety of ways, including delivering skills workshops; hosting mock interviews; offering work experience or apprenticeships; donating the cost of interview clothing; or hiring a new employee.
Does your company’s CSR strategy focus on improving employability prospects for people facing barriers to work? We can help you make long-term, lasting change in the lives of people in your local community.
Get in touch with charlene@moveon.org.uk.
BAE Systems
BAE Systems donated 40 free places on their Workreadiness Course for some of our young people in Glasgow.
Delivered at Glasgow Science Centre, the course covered everything from CVs to interviews and assessment tests.
BAE Systems have also donated the cost of interview clothing for several of our young people.
CCG (Scotland)
CCG (Scotland) have supported young people on our Building Brighter Futures course by providing site tours and Careers in Construction presentations.
This has given our young people the opportunity to see a site up-close, as well as the chance to speak to site managers about the different trades available, a typical working day, and hear from staff themselves about how they got into their roles.
The company have also generously provided work experience placements for some of our young people.
Zurich
Like many of our corporate partners, Zurich staff have volunteered at FareShare Glasgow and the West of Scotland on several occasions. As well as helping our service to distribute food, Zurich have supported the training side of our Glasgow social enterprise, by donating safety boots, gloves, and hi-vis vests for our young trainees.