voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Employability
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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:
- Strategically supporting volunteering into employability
- Venture into Volunteering training
- Our Volunteering Opportunities directory
- Research, such as the report A Job Worth Doing, which reviews the role of the third sector as an employer in Fife
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
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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
Fife Employability Forum
(10 Sep 2025)
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
Third Sector Employability Conversation
(30 Sep 2025)
Third Sector Employability Conversation
(09 Dec 2025)
- No-One Left Behind
- Lunchtime Learning
- Delivering Differently
- Employer Recruitment Incentives
- Lived Experience Team
- Fife's Peer Support Network
- Working for Fife
Employability Mapping Report:
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