DYW Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian are recruiting a Project Officer to join our small team based in central Edinburgh with travel throughout the region.

We are looking for a confident communicator with the ability to work with employers, young people, teachers, parents and other partners involved in our work.  The role will support the increased engagement with our regional ambitions to involve more employers in informing, inspiring and hiring young people.

Would you like to be involved in delivering a strategy which raises the aspirations and broadens the horizons in young people so they are able to make more informed and supported decisions about next steps, through and after education?

Do you have experience of working in employability, with young people and employers and possess excellent communication skills with a can do attitude?

If yes we would love to hear from you.

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Business leaders are being encouraged to bring education and industry closer together these holidays.

With the festive season in full swing and stores beginning to swell, Developing the Young Workforce Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian (DYW) are asking businesses to give their time and experience to schools through the online tool, Marketplace.

Through Marketplace, businesses and education can connect simply and easily. Businesses are able to inform and inspire Scotland’s future workforce by offering skills sessions, inspiration events and career insights to help young people broaden their skills, understanding and aspirations for life, learning and work. The partnership with Founders4Schools (F4S) also means schools can make their own specific asks of business leaders to, share their career story, business expertise and passion for their industry.

Marketplace aims to makes it easy for schools and colleges to connect with business, bringing the world of work into the classroom – the importance of which is highlighted in the Curriculum for Excellence.

Michelle Fenwick, Programme Manager for Developing the Young Workforce Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian Regional Group, says:
“Marketplace is a great tool for businesses to inform and inspire young people – whether by listing their own event, or making themselves available to come in to the classroom. The insights that local businesses are able to offer young people can be transformational”.

Businesses wishing to make an offer or sign up for Founders4Schools can do so at www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/marketplace and https://mywow.founders4schools.org.uk/partners/dyweme/.

Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian’s Developing the Young Workforce regional group have released their Annual Report for 2016/2017.

The report details key findings and results from the past year, including the number of young people registered on The Guarantee, the number of employers to take on a Modern Apprenticeship, the value of pro bono activity, and more.

The Developing the Young Workforce regional group states their vision is “to deliver a partnership across the region which will ensure a positive destination for every young person and to transform the relationship between business, the third sector and education for the benefit of all three and for the wider regional economy.”

The full report can be viewed here, and more information on Developing the Young Workforce can be found here.

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The ScotRail Alliance is asking customers to check their journey times before they travel, as improvement works are taking place two Saturdays in September on routes through East Lothian.

As part of our work to build the best railway Scotland has ever had, essential track maintenance work is taking place on the east coast mainline. On Saturdays 16 and 23 September, buses replace trains between Edinburgh and Dunbar. Buses also replace trains to North Berwick on 23 September while the essential engineering work takes place.

Rob Shorthouse, ScotRail Alliance communications director, said: “We are working hard to build the best railway that Scotland has ever had. We know that having your regular journey changed can be a pain, but all this work really is going to be worth it. We are carrying out the biggest upgrade to the network since it was built in Victorian times – and it will mean more seats, faster, more reliable journeys and more and better services.

“You can find out more about these changes and what it means for your own journey by visiting the ScotRail website or by downloading our free app. Even although your normal journey might be different while this work is going on, we will keep you moving.”