by Will Tuladhar-Douglas | Oct 7, 2022
The Job Fair was arranged to address the issue of employment and the impact that work has on successful integration. Up until this point 2 of our VPRS clients had found employment as Barbers and six had been employed part-time (12 – 16 hours per week) by a local baker...
by Will Tuladhar-Douglas | Oct 7, 2022
Scottish Refugee Council and Dundee City council Employability Team have been approached by a number of refugee entrepreneurs expressing their interest in starting a new business in Dundee. Learning from previous attempts to support refugee entrepreneurs demonstrates...
by Will Tuladhar-Douglas | Oct 7, 2022
Get Ready for Work is an 8 week (plus 1:1 follow-on support) employability programme which seeks to give refugees the employability and language skills to move into employment. The project was recently recognised at the 2018 COSLA Excellence Awards, winning a Gold...
by Will Tuladhar-Douglas | Oct 7, 2022
The VPR team in Clacks were approached by a few of the families for support in how to set up their own businesses. We had one food based business, one car wash and a painter and decorating business. None on my team have any expertise and knowledge in business and...
by Will Tuladhar-Douglas | Oct 7, 2022
ABC partnered with Argyll College – the second such example of partnership working, having previously offered a hairdressing course for Syrian refugees – to deliver a bespoke construction course. Language learning was implicit in the activities and learned...