Our Programmes include:

Barnardo’s Works (YPG) – this is our Stage 1-Stage 5, flexible, user-led bespoke programme offering up to 12 months support, aimed at young people aged 16-24 (key target age group, 16-20 years of age). Providing support to young people, ‘wherever you are’, this can be where they live or where they are in their employability journey.   Young People can enter and exit this programme at any stage, at a pace that suits them.   Within this programme we offer personal development support, vocational training including job seeking skills, work placement and Qualification Scotland (formerly SQA) accreditation opportunities.

These activities/opportunities are designed around the young person and are therefore person-centred and tailored to the aspirations, interests and support needs of each individual.  Delivery takes place within various localities across Aberdeenshire and the aim of this programme is to progress young people into a positive destination.  This will include Further/Higher Education, Modern Apprenticeships and Employment.  Young people can access 1-2-1 and group training and support.  At Barnardo’s we will co-design each young person’s action plan so that we are focusing on the right activities to move young people towards their chosen sector, including job roles such as health and social care, childcare, retail, administration, construction, rural skills and hospitality.

Explore & B’Leave – A person-centred employability service to support young people who have left school with no confirmed destination. We aim to support the transition from school into their next steps. This consists of 1:1 support for up to 13 weeks to help break down barriers, explore next steps, support to move into a positive destination.

Discovering Your Potential (DYP) – A flexible programme of support for young people aged 16-29 who were previously in kinship care or care experienced to gain employment, grow and develop a career or sustain participation in further education. Our Project Workers will provide up to 12 months support through a 1:1 case management approach.