Employability Newsletter

Next week, SENScot is hosting a social media campaign to celebrate community led tourism in Scotland and we’d love for you to be involved – here’s how: +++  Send Sarah information on events or places for visitors to come along to.+++  Send Sarah films and pictures to use on social media- we want to share your content.+++  Join in conversations […]

ALL SEN Session – Demystifying Date, Wed 26th May, 10.30am Recently published Government digital and AI strategies puts data upskilling at the very heart of Scotland’s recovery and realising the country’s full potential in the digital world.  Unlocking the power of data is key for social enterprise – find out how you and your organisation […]

Employability SEN session:  Consultation on the Social Enterprise Action Plan 2021-2024 (Wednesday 28th April, 10-11am) – We’re keen to get your feedback on the recently launched SE Action Plan, particularly in relation to the contribution of social enterprises to Scotland’s employability and employment outcomes.  Please come along to this informal session and let us know […]

Joint SEN Session: Sport & Employability (Thursday 15th April, 10-11.15am) – There’s been strong interest recently from sports members in employability and we know that sport can be a fantastic way to engage people who are often at a significant distance from the labour market.  So, we have organised a session to shine a light […]

We held a fantastically well attended session yesterday on NOLB, with speakers from Government alongside members’ input and experiences.  We are producing a report for Government to explore how social enterprises can play their full part in the delivery of NOLB, to support people furthest from the labour market.  Please let us know if you […]

We’d like to wish all our members, supporters and partners a happier and more positive 2021. All SEN Session: Apprenticeships 10-11am, Wednesday 10th February In the last Employability newsletter we highlighted a number of apprenticeship-related initiatives (eg, Pathways Apprenticeships, Apprenticeship Employer Grant) – hear more from Skills Development Scotland about these opportunities.  Contact Jayne to register

As this is the last employability newsletter of 2020, Janice and I just wanted to pay tribute to our members for the breathtaking speed, extraordinary resilience and unswerving commitment of your response to COVID – across communities, and for our most vulnerable people. You have proven just how invaluable and essential you are again and […]

When this newsletter arrives in your Inbox, we’ll be around halfway through #RestartRebuild – a week long series of events aiming to Inform, Inspire and Connect social enterprise across Scotland. We had a great turnout and speakers for both our Young People & Employability/Employment session on Monday and the Funding & Investment session yesterday.  You can still […]

Our News SE Restart and Rebuild is taking place during the week of Monday 16 November hosted by SENScot, the local SEN’s and other partners to inform, inspire and connect social enterprises from across Scotland.  This follows on from SE Reset  which we held back in May.  You can check out the full programme and book yourself onto sessions here.  […]

Our News Community Learning Exchange and Thematic Network Meetings Virtual Community Learning Exchange to Prep Table Scotland – September 17th (10-12, 1-3pm)Prep Table (who recently announced their merger with Scran Academy) is a social enterprise aiming to make the food industry more open, fair and ethical for producers, suppliers, employees and customers.  Join their founder […]