Directory
The Joined Up for Jobs directory lists organisations delivering employability and related services in Edinburgh. You can search for organisations listed the JUfJ directory by name, keyword, service type, postcode, or main client group.
Access Mechanics (Motorbikes)
In partnership with Rural and Urban Training Scheme (RUTS), Access Mechanics offers a new course aimed at providing young people who have a keen interest in motorbike mechanics with an introduction into the industry.
Service Type
Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
Yes
Access to Industry - Access Data
Access Data supports participants in gaining or improving knowledge and skills related to the worlds of IT & data, preparing them for the demands of the contemporary job market. The project is made both for those with no previous interest in data, as...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Disability, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Access to Industry - EdinMe
EdinMe is a service for people aged 16-21 with emerging and entrenched mental health issues affecting their progression towards sustained employment. Through 1:1 appointments, group work and an embedded employability focus, the project will support ...
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, Criminal Convictions, and Health Conditions
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
Yes
Access to Industry - Encompass
Encompass is an education, training and employability service for people in Edinburgh living with complex needs. It helps people furthest removed from the labour market to build their skills, gain access to opportunities and, where appropriate, move ...
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
20-24, 25-29, and 30-50
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, and Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
Access to Industry - Moving Forward for Parents
Moving Forward for Parents supports participants in building a brighter future for themselves and their families. It assists parents with navigating change and transitions to help their family thrive. Utilising a holistic, trauma-informed approach, i...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, Housing, Education and training, and Money / Benefits
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, LGBT+, BME Groups, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North west and South west
Age group served
30-50 and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
Yes
Action for Children - Care First
CareFirst Action for Children - Edinburgh & Lothian Employability Service
How the programme works: We have designed a 5 week training programme aimed at young people who would like to explore careers in Social Care
The programme starts on Tues 10 Janu...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, LGBT+, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, and 30-50
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
Action for Children - Cashback: Positive Choices
Our Cashback - Positive Choices programme is aimed at young people aged 15 – 24 who reside in Edinburgh and are looking to start their journey within the world of work.
This is an interactive and practical programme that is delivered from our trainin...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
Action for Children - Discovering Your Potential
The Discovering Your Potential Programme aims to improve the pathway outcomes to education training and employment for care experienced young people who are, or have been Looked After at Home. We understand that young people from this most vulnerable...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, and 25-29
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
Yes
Action for Children - EF4: Pave Your Way
Pave Your Way is a construction programme for young people aged 18-24 years old who live in Edinburgh or East Lothian who looking to secure employment within the industry.
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
Action for Children - Lay Your Foundations
‘Lay Your Foundations’ (Employability Fund Stage 2) is a ten-week generic training programme offering young people an introduction into the world of work.
The programme would suit young people who are interested in exploring the world of work and loo...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, Education and training, Money / Benefits, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
Action for Children - Women into Construction
Similar to our flagship Youthbuild programme, this is an opportunity for women to explore the world of construction in a supported and interactive way.
This 7-week training programme will allow participants to explore the world of construction whils...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity and Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
Action for Children - Youthbuild
Youthbuild is our flagship programme aimed at young people aged 16-24 years old living in Edinburgh who are facing barriers to employment.
The programme includes several sector-based qualifications, Level 4 SQA Health & Safety in a Construction Envir...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 3 / Vocational Activity and Stage 4 / Job Matching
Outreach offered
No
Advance
Advance, part of the Blended Employability Service, is an in-work employment support service delivered by a consortium of Enable Scotland (lead partner), The Action Group and Forth Sector. The service supports clients who are:
- Experiencing in-work po...
All Cleaned Up & APEX - ABC Academy
ABC Academy is a programme where we can take clients through the employability pipeline. We offer CSCS Card, UKCPAS Cleaning Qualification and SQA Employability Award - all in house. However, we do support funding applications so that if our clients ...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
All In Edinburgh
Supported employment for people who have a disability or long term health condition in Edinburgh.
If you are working with someone who has a disability or long term health condition and they are interested in finding a job and keeping it, we can help. ...
Service Type
Employability, Health / Mental Health, Education and training, and Money / Benefits
Client Group
Disability, LGBT+, Criminal Convictions, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
Yes
Apex Scotland - Strides Employability
Long-term service covering each stage of employability pipeline:
- Stage 0 and 1: Initial Assessment and Action Plan
- Stage 2: Disclosure/Employability support (CV, Mock Interviews etc.)
- Stage 3: Sector specific certification & qualifications
- Stage...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-50, and 50+
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, Stage 3 / Vocational Activity, Stage 4 / Job Matching, and Stage 5 / Upskilling & Aftercare
Outreach offered
No
Articulate Cultural Trust
Do you like to draw, dance, design or DJ?
Are you interested in the arts as a training or career option?
Then apply to join us for eight weeks of creativity and exploration ... meeting inspiring people, learning new skills and getting a flavour of what...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Client Group
Care experienced and Homeless / at risk of homelessness
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
Yes
ASH Scotland
ASH Scotland (Action on Smoking and Health) is the independent Scottish charity taking action to reduce the harm caused by tobacco
Service Type
Health / Mental Health, Education and training, and Addictions
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Outreach offered
Yes
Barnardo's Best
Barnardos Best offers flexible appointments for young people to attend and work on anything they are struggling within the employment field. Supported is offered in CV writing, cover letters, increasing confidence in applying for jobs and career rese...
Service Type
Employability, Education and training, and Volunteering
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, and 25-29
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
Barnardo's Discovering Your Potential
This programme is an extra support system for care experienced young people aged 16-29. There is no minimum appointments needed per week, it works around the young person and there needs. Support can be given to help with CV's, applying for jobs and ...
Client Group
Care experienced
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19, 20-24, and 25-29
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement, Stage 2 / Barrier Removal, and Stage 3 / Vocational Activity
Outreach offered
No
Barnardo's No One Left Behind - Activity Agreement
Barnardo’s No One Left Behind Acitivity Agreements support young people aged 15.5 - 19 (or up to age 26 for those who have multiple barriers) who are not in education, employment or training. We are Based at Ferry Road, but also have an office at For...
Service Type
Employability
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
North east and North west
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
Barnardos STEP 2 WORK
A 13-week employability group programme designed to support individuals to explore different career options and gain a vocational qualification. Young people will meet 3-days a week and participate in a range of different activities, including;
- Comp...
Service Type
Employability and Volunteering
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No
Barnardo's Works Explore
Explore aims to help make the transition from school to their next step as easy as possible. We realise this can be a daunting process for young people. By covering different topics, we help to set realistic goals and build confidence and motivation....
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
Barnardo's Works Head 2 Work
Head 2 Work is an 8-week course that runs 2 days per week. It includes volunteering and taking part in physical, fun activities and attending workshops to help gain knowledge in different topics. These can include, sexual health, mental health, rela...
Service Type
Employability
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement
Outreach offered
No
BBFF Employability Programme
Move On’s Employability course is designed to improve young people’s chances of employment in the construction sector or their chances of moving on to further training.
This is a 8-week employability programme for young people aged 16-21 years who a...
Service Type
Employability and Education and training
Client Group
Care experienced, Disability, Homeless / at risk of homelessness, Substance misuse, LGBT+, BME Groups, Criminal Convictions, Lone Parents, Health Conditions, and Long term unemployed
Target Area
All Edinburgh
Age group served
16-19 and 20-24
Pipeline Stage
Stage 1 / Engagement and Stage 2 / Barrier Removal
Outreach offered
No