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Employability

Poverty is alleviated by having sustainable well-paid employment. Helping people to becoming employable, to avoid under-employment, and to stay in work is a priority for third and public service agencies in Fife.

Fife Voluntary Action - with funding from Fife Council - works to build the capacity of third sector providers in the region to support this goal.

What We Do

Increase the employability of people in Fife through improving the capacity, scope and influence of third sector provision in the area in line with the Opportunities Fife Partnership mission and objectives.

Our priorities are:

  • Improving the quality and scope of third sector employability services in Fife
  • Raising the profile of the third sector as a key partner in delivering employment outcomes in Fife
  • Increasing third sector influence and understanding of policy development at national, regional and local levels
  • Improving awareness of the role volunteering can play in helping people build employability

Support improving the quality and scope of third sector employability services through:

  • Producing a monthly employability e-bulletin
  • Hosting networking events including the quarterly Fife Employability Forum, quarterly Third Sector Employability Conversations, and annual Know Your Network
  • Aiding local partnership working and collaboration
  • Creating and updating the OFP Employability Services Directory
  • Investing in skills development through initiatives like Lunchtime Learning
  • Offering one-to-one meetings to help inform third sector service development and delivery

In line with the priorities of the Opportunities Fife Partnership, build organisations'

  • ability to support people with mental health as a barrier to employment, through training and supporting the creation of Fife's Mental Health Peer Support Network
  • capacity to take a human rights-based approach to employability service design and delivery


Raise the profile of the third sector as a key partner in delivering employment outcomes in Fife through:

  • Producing the regular Working for Fife reports, which map the scale, scope and contributions of the sector
  • Representing the sector at Opportunities Fife partnership board and delivery group meetings
  • Representation at national forums and events,
  • support to the third sector in funding & finance discussions

Support third sector influence and understanding of policy development at national, regional and local levels through:

  • Circulating, and facilitating discussions on, relevant consultations through e-bulletins, conversations and forums- including the national Third Sector Employability Forum.
  • Supporting the coordination and design of the No One Left Behind Fife Commissioning Framework
  • Coordinating Delivering Differently Fife - improving employment outcomes for those with mental health challenges in the region

Raise awareness of the role volunteering can play in helping people build employability through:

Our Employability Development team

Employability Development Manager - Dorothee Leslie

Employability Development Officer - Sandy Mackenzie

Employability Project Support Officer - Ewan MacLeod

Peer Support Network Co-ordinator - Lea Cooper

Lived Experience Project Assistant - Christina Graham

Reference Links

Online directory of Fife's Employability Services
Pathway to Wellbeing and Work 2025

Employability forum

The Fife Employability Forum is held quarterly and brings together staff and managers involved in employability services from all sectors. Its aim is to help organisations work together to improve employment outcomes for people in Fife.

Upcoming forums

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Third Sector Employability Conversations

Our Third Sector Employability Conversations are a space for third sector partners to share their experiences, make connections and share their vision for Fife's employability landscape.

Conversations feature presentations from guest speakers to update attendees on public policy and third sector practice.

Upcoming conversations

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