Training For Work

Getting back into the workplace can be daunting-Training for Work exists to help you in this process.

Training for Work helps you find a job through a range of work related and training opportunities.

A person is eleigible for Training for Work is he/she;

  • has reached the age of 25 on the date of starting training and has been unemployed for 26 out of 52 weeks
  • is aged between 18 and 24 and is a person with a disability and/or a lone parent and is continously unemployed and not claiming Jobseekers Allowance or
  • is receiving Incapacity Benefit
  • is an unemployed person who has recently been made redundant as a result of a large scale redundancy as designated by HIE 

Jobcentre Plus will confirm whether or not you are eligible.

With a Training Provider you will work to identify training and support that will lead to a job. You will then be supported to carry out approved training obtaining up to date experience will be vital.

The Training for Work programme can last for a minimum of two weeks up to six months-you continue on benefit, and get £10 on top of that while you are training. If you have travel costs, we can help with that too.

People have used Training for Work to gain a forklift truck qualification, catering qualification, information technology qualification and others. Interested? Please contact

Claire Campbell, HIE Skye and Wester Ross

E-mail: claire.campbell@hient.co.uk  Telephone:01478-612841

 

For referral onto the Training for Work programme, please contact your nearest Job Centre;

Job Centre Plus-Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9BS-01478 633000

Job Centre Plus-Dingwall IV15 9HL-01349 812400

Job Centre Plus-Inverness IV3 5BP-01463 888100 

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