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Barnardo’s Works Perth & Kinross

Perth and Kinross Scotland

Introduction and Overview

Barnardo’s Works Tayside operates across Dundee, Angus, and Perth & Kinross. We assist young people aged 15-29, including young parents, to overcome any barriers preventing them from achieving their goals.  We deliver employability training and support their progression into jobs, apprenticeships, further education, and training.  At Barnardo’s Works, we believe that it is important to build a trusted relationship with each young person we support; discuss our programmes to ensure the support we offer is tailored to your needs; along with the personal and employability goals you are focussed on.

Our Offer:

-Young people will be supported by a Project Worker throughout their journey.

-We deliver a suite of programmes/activities that include SQA and sector-specific qualifications.

-Young people will have access to local volunteering, work experience and employer engagement activities.

-Young people will be able to join our service at the stage that is appropriate for them.

-Promoting positive health and wellbeing will be integrated within all programme stages.

-We aim to build young persons’ confidence, skills, and resilience to effectively transition between and across different stages of the employability pipeline. We also aim to support moving young people towards their employment goals.

Location

Barnardo’s Works
Units 1 & 2, Perth Business Centre
28 Glasgow Road
Perth
PH2 0NX

If you would like to contact Barnardo’s Works Tayside, please use our contact links, contact form below, or details below:

Sheelagh Scott (Service Manager) – 07917 544168, sheelagh.scott@barnardos.org.uk

Ann Naughton (Team Manager) – 07562 436156, ann.naughton@barnardos.org.uk

 

Programmes

Barnardo’s Works Tayside uses a person-centred, trauma-informed, and tailored approach to supporting young people on their journey into employment.

Discovering Your Potential (DYP)

DYP supports care experienced young people for up to a year to build their resilience and confidence, progress towards and sustain further education, jobs, or apprenticeships. Each young person is allocated a key worker who will provide ongoing support and signpost for specialist intervention as required.

Explore & B’Leave (E&B)

E&B was developed in response to the covid-19 pandemic and focussing on supporting young people aged 15-18 to make the transition from school to post-school activity, working on areas like confidence, and vocational activity like CV building.

Employability 4 All (E4A) currently closed to referrals (04/04/2023)

In partnership with ENABLE Works, E4A provides individual and customised support to address a range of barriers identified through our comprehensive initial assessment and action planning process. Our tailored and focused support will cover a range of barriers and needs, including confidence and finance.

SACO – Scottish Academy of Construction Opportunities

In partnership with Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SACO helps teach 16-29 Young People who are unemployed or not in education or training employability skills. It also helps offer them the opportunity to gain work experience in the construction sector. SACO provides accredited and industry specific training, and the opportunity to gain certification and qualifications from SQA. We also provide health and wellbeing sessions covering topics like motivation.


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