If you are looking to get back into paid work or study, there is help available.
Are you a carer?
Aged 16 – 25?*
About to leave school or college with nothing lined up for after?
Didn’t get the grades you were hoping for or finding it hard to find work?
*if you’re older than 25 and wanting to get back into employment or education, we might still be able to help, just get in touch to talk through what you’re looking for.
Dundee Carers Centre has funding to offer vocational training sessions to help young carers gain skills, boost their CVs and get into work or education.
Find out about our current partnership offers below
Or, if those options don’t fit your goals, or you’re not sure what you want to do, we can help you find something that fits.
Courses will be run in a covid secure way as local or national guidance allows.
Gel polish – Fingers & toes course with free starter kit
Weekend lashes – Course with free starter kit
Eye treatments – Course with free starter kit
Mini facial treatments – Course Cost with free starter kit
Transition to Trade – bespoke and flexible introduction to working in the construction industry from experienced industry specialists
Emergency First Aid at Work
Working as A Door Supervisor within the Private Security Industry
Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders Course (SCPLH)
Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises Staff (SCPLS)
Moving and Handling in the workplace
Are you an unemployed woman looking for work?
Smart Works can provide you with free interview clothes and coaching if you have a confirmed interview. They also provide further coaching and fittings if you are sucessful.
To access this service, ask your support worker or contact Dundee Carers Centre who can refer you if you fit the criteria.
If you want to study at University, but have other commitments, ot lack the conventional entry requirements, the Part-Time Degree at Dundee University could work for you. It is a flexible course which allows you to combine degree level study with work or other commitments. Depending on how many modules you choose to study in 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 own interests.
You might also be interested in the short courses and online modules the university offer 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.
LifeSkills is a website to help young people recognise and develop their skills, boost their employablity & stand out from the competition.
There’s tools to help you identify the best career for you, build your CV, plan your next step and gain work experience.
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.
Skills Development Scotland also offer local support face to face or over the phone.
There’s tools to help you identify the best career for you, build your CV, plan your next step and gain work experience.
