Education & Employment
Information on help and support available for carers and young adult carers to get into paid work or further education.
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Local Support
Business Gateway Dundee
Are you thinking about starting a small business that fits around your caring role? Business Gateway Dundee can offer free 1:1 advice, resources, tutorials and webinars to help you get started.
Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland have a local office and can offer support to gain skills for employment via a face to face appointment or over the phone.
Online Support
My World of Work is Scotland’s career information and advice website. The site is designed to support everyone develop their career management skills, no matter what stage you’re at in your career. You’ll find advice and tools to help you find out more about yourself and the opportunities open to you.
LifeSkills is a website to help young people recognise and develop their skills, boost their employability & stand out from the competition.
There are tools to help you identify the best career for you, build your CV, plan your next step and gain work experience.
Access to University
If you want to study at University, but have other commitments, or lack the conventional entry requirements, the Part-Time Degree at Dundee University could work for you. It is a flexible course that allows you to combine degree-level study with work or other commitments. Depending on how many modules you choose to study each year it can take you anything from four and a half to six years to complete a degree.
You can choose from a range of modules in various subject areas from across the humanities and social sciences, depending on your interests.
You might also be interested in the short courses and online modules the university offers adult learners.
Abertay University have a range of opportunities for those wanting to access university education flexibly. AHEAD is a part-time evening course which, upon completion, gives you access to a wide range of Abertay’s undergraduate programmes.
SWAP (The Scottish Wider Access Programme) is a one year programme run by further education colleges for the purposes of facilitating access to higher education programmes. You can read more information on the SWAP website.
Click the links above or visit their Alternative Entry Routes page.
The University of the Highlands and Islands, Perth run an Applied Life Sciences NQ for adults who have been out of education but who would like to go to university to study subjects such as Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Food and Nutrition, Pharmacy, Sports Science. It is also an important pathway to a career in the allied health professions e.g. Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Speech and Language Therapy, Paramedic Science, Dietetics.
The study will be on-line with 2/3 visits to the Perth campus during the year, for practical lab work and assessments.
This is a fantastic option for those needing to study flexibly. Click the link in the text above to find out more