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* Vacancies

Page 2 Aberdeenshire Council Modern

Apprentice Opportunity - Care

Page 3-4 Seasonal Vacancies Aberdeen

* Opportunities

Page 5 RDS Studio Turriff

Employability Fund Stage 3 with NESCOL

Page 6 Enable Works - Works 4U Programme

Macduff Skills Hub - Drop In

Page 7 ITCA - Entry to Apprenticeship Program

Page 8 Young Scot- Join Police Scotland's Youth

Advisory Panel

* Information

Page 9 Capita Conference- Developing Scotland's

Young Workforce

Page 10 Aberdeenshire CLD Plan 2015- 2018

Skills Development Scotland- School Events

* News

Page 11 Foyer Sleep Out Challenge

Page 12 Scottish Government Update

Contents

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To apply for this position go to https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/aberdeenshire-council/

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Christmas Vacancies at Royal Mail

Approximately 19,000 job opportunities are available nationally with Royal Mail this

Christmas.

Successful applicants will be working indoors as a Christmas Casual at Mail Centres and at parcel sorting cen-tres, supporting Royal Mail in processing mail during the busiest postal weeks of the year.

Full & part time vacancies (16-40 hours) are available across a range of shift patterns (early days, evenings, nights and weekends). You will work for 3-4 weeks during December 2015.

Working as part of a team, you will sort mail by hand, bag & label mail and support the movement of mail within the mail centre. This will include standing for long periods of time and some heavy lifting (up to 11kg).

Apply online at:

www.royalmailgroup.com/xmasjobs

Christmas Recruitment at Debenhams

Candidates must be able to work for the key trading dates such as Christmas Eve, Boxing Day,

New Years Eve and Day

Majority of roles will be for 20 hrs per week but there is flexibility. There will be some opportunity for permanent

positions following Christmas.

Candidates can register for job alerts via the Debenhams careers website or apply for vacancies via universal

jobmatch

All applications are on-line which includes an online assessment and then if successful a telephone interview

and recruitment day

Candidates need to show enthusiasm, helpfulness and friendliness

Apply here at Debenhams Careers: http://bit.ly/1Oik1LV

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Seasonal Vacancies

Swarovski - Seasonal Sales Consultant

http://bit.ly/1Ojkqif

Fossil - Temporary Seasonal Sales Associates

http://bit.ly/1KkTHxZ

Cath Kidston - Christmas Sales Assistants

http://bit.ly/1imOqwc

MAC Cosmetics - Temporary Christmas Vacancies

http://bit.ly/1imPyQi

House of Fraser - Christ-

mas Sales Advisor

http://bit.ly/1KVwTrQ

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RDS Studio Turriff - Access Demo

This project will allow young musicians free access to RSD studio in Turriff, successful applicants will work with Steve Ransom on a three track demo CD of their own material, there is also an educational element to this project around music technology and exploration of opportunities around further education in the field of music and technology. This is a great opportunity for young people who may not otherwise be able to gain access to a professional studio and producer and previous projects have seen great success for attendees. Are you working with young people who could benefit from this, closing date is 1/11/15 but would advise anyone interested to get in touch as soon as possible. For an application and more information: Mick

The music worx CIC

themusicworx@live.co.uk

Employability Fund Stage 3

Get into Construction Course /Certificate of

Work Readiness

Macduff from Monday 9th November. Interviews for candidates will be in Macduff Learning Centre on Friday 30th October.

Interested candidates should contact Isabell Smith via e-mail :

isabellsmith@nescol.ac.uk or phone 01346 586161

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Enable Scotland deliver the Employability Fund at stage 2 and 3 in Aberdeen City and Shire pro-vides support to young people aged between 16 and 24 who want to access routes towards employment. We work with young people who have additional support needs.

Stage 2 looks at removing barriers to learning, developing communication skills, confidence building, awareness of skills and strengths, working on CVs, teamwork and working on a community impact project. At this stage we complete Personal Development Award Level 3.

In stage 3 the focus is more on accessing employment opportunities, work placements, employability skills, job searching and applications. At this stage we complete Personal Development Award Level 4.

They are currently recruiting for their next intake which will begin in the week begin-

ning the 12th of October.

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ITCA - Entry to Apprenticeship programme

Apply now to 20 week Engineering & Fabrication programme for

16-18 year olds - next intake November 2015

ENTRY TO APPRENTICESHIP – E2A – COURSES 2015/16

The ITCA E2A programme is a vocational course delivered in a workshop environment. ITCA participants will be

health and safety aware gaining practical experience in either Mechanical Engineering or Fabrication Welding

while also working on their communication, problem solving, working with others and numeracy skills. Young

people will prepare a CV and carry out job search activities, interview techniques and general preparation for the

world of work. Exemplary attendance and timekeeping are essential to progress to the work placement element

of the course. The highly practical nature of the course is the key to success. Completion of an SVQ Level 1

Performing Engineering Operations qualification in Engineering (47 SCQF points) or Fabrication Welding (43

SCQF points) with a minimum of 4 weeks work placement experience. ITCA hope that progression to a Modern

Apprenticeship or job will be the outcome of this course. Progress review every 28 days to ensure participants

are:

Meeting their potential – gaining skills that employers require – improving their skills and learning – achieving

excellence.

REFERRAL PROCESS

Applications can be submitted online or referral made via a partner agency. Review our web site www.itca-

training.com for the application form and eligibility criteria for our program.

AGES, CRITERIA AND NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE PER YEAR

16-17 (20 places) and very limited places at 18+. Applicants must have certificated Maths at Standard Grade or

National 4 or above. Please note that Lifeskills Maths at National 4 is not a sufficient qualification for entry to this

course. Applicants must not have an open college or HE place and must not have completed an Engineering

qualification at this or a higher level previously.

START AND FINISH DATES

20 week course – 26.75 hours per week

Tuesday, Wednesday – 0800 – 1615 hours

Thursday – 0800 – 1445 hours and Friday 0800 – 1300 hours

Work placements are Monday to Friday.

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Join Police Scotland’s Youth Advisory Panel

Young Scot are currently recruiting for Police Scotland Youth Advisory Panel members (PSYAP).

This is an existing group (founded in November 2014) who come together from all over Scotland to discuss and influence Police Scotland policies relevant to young people.

It is a fantastic opportunity for a young person to gain confidence and employability skills.

Currently we are recruiting new members, ideally those who have not had an opportunity to participate in a panel before. Members who are involved have the option to complete a Participatory Democracy Certificate and gain Young Scot Reward Points.

Feel free to discuss this opportunity with the young people you work with or forward to other partner organisations, the link at the bottom takes you to the application form.

So, how can I apply?

To apply, please fill out an application.

Need more info?

For more information on this post and the requirements, or if you're having trouble downloading the application form, please call

Nicola Vallance-Ross on 0131 313 2488 or by email nicolav@young.scot

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Information

Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce

Friday 30th

October, 2015 – Glasgow

Please quote Booking Ref Code TSGK when booking online

Our Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce Conference explores the challenges, opportunities and

progress in delivering key areas of the Scottish Government’s Youth Employment Strategy.

For brochure and booking form click here or email me at george.krousti@capita.co.uk. Please quote

booking reference code TSGK. If you have any difficulties please email george.krousti@capita.co.uk

Chaired by Brian Johnstone, Regional College Chair, Dumfries and Galloway College and Member,

The National Advisory Group, Developing the Young Workforce

Booking Instructions

Places can be booked on this event by filling out and returning the booking form on the final page of the conference brochure to us by fax to 0870 165 8989, or by e-mailing either the delegate details or a scanned

copy of the completed booking form to me at george.krousti@capita.co.uk

Alternatively you can book online by clicking here, clicking on ‘Book Online’ and using Booking Reference Code TSGK. If you have any questions or difficulties please call George Krousti on 0207 202 0532 or email

george.krousti@capita.co.uk

THE BOOKING REFERENCE CODE IS TSGK. YOU MUST QUOTE THIS WHEN BOOKING.

For more infor5mation:

http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/pdfgen.html?

filename=Scotland_Young_Workforce.pdf&code=TSGK

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Aberdeenshire’s Community Learning & Development Plan published 1st September 2015

Aberdeenshire’s first CLD Plan was published on 1st September 2015 and is available for download

here:

https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/education/documents/CLDPlanfinal.pdf

Inspire the next generation of Modern Apprentices

Get involved in Skills Development Scotland's Learning Through Work Week

promoting MA's to school pupils - Nov 2015

Between 16 and 20 November 2015, Skills Development Scotland is planning events in secondary schools across Scotland to highlight the benefits of Modern Apprenticeships and work-based learning - Learning Through Work Week.

And SDS would like you, the employers you work with and their Modern Apprentices to get involved.

SDS want to hear from training providers who can partner with their employer contacts to visit a local school and help inform and excite pupils about Modern Apprenticeships. Ideally the employer will be joined by one or more of their Modern Apprentices.

This is an ideal chance to talk directly to pupils about Modern Apprenticeship opportunities, as well as to build relationships with schools in your area.

To get involved, simply fill in this short form and a member of the SDS team will be in

touch.

For further informaiton, please visit http://skillsdevelopmentscotland.createsend1.com/t/

ViewEmail/r/959AA1E820BC7CBF2540EF23F30FEDED/9B7FFA16BE2DDB9A4AB3169DA1FD82E9

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The Sleep Out is taking place in a polytunnel on Thursday 12 November 2015 at Hazlehead Central Nursery, Hazledene Road,

Aberdeen, AB15 8LD from 7pm until 7am the following morning.

Sign up before the 9 October and receive the early bird entry fee for

only £15 (normal fee is £25)

Visit our website:

www.aberdeenfoyer.com and http://www.sleep-out.org.uk/

to find out more.

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News

£1.3 million extra employment support

Support to help young people into jobs.

The Community Jobs Scotland scheme has received an additional £1.3 million

from the Scottish Government to help more people with barriers to

employment into jobs.

The funding will create 100 additional places that will support 50 early service

leavers from the forces and 50 young people with convictions aged 25 to 29 to

take up opportunities for up to 12 months.

The age range for vulnerable groups to access the programme will also be

extended from 24 to 29.

Community Jobs Scotland is delivered on behalf of the Scottish Government by

the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and has already

received £6.1 million in 2015/16 to help young people into employment with

voluntary sector organisations.

http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/-1-3-million-extra-employment-support-1cdd.aspx

Date of next issue—14th October 2015

If you have any information/ news that you would like to add to the

Newsletter please send your information to:

OpportunitiesforAll@aberdeenshire.gov.uk

By 12th October 2015

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