voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
voluntary organisations, social enterprises and volunteering
Poverty is an issue in many parts of Fife, as it is across Scotland. One of the key ways of alleviating poverty is for people to have and sustain a well-paid job. Helping people to becoming employable, to avoid under-employment and stay in work has to be a priority for all public service agencies in Fife, including the third sector.
• | Publishing a monthly employability e-bulletin which shares local and national news on employability (click here to sign up for the bulletin); |
• | Coordinating the quarterly Fife Employability Forum and the Third Sector Employability Conversation (dates for these sessions are published in our employability e-bulletins); |
• | Designing and facilitating 'Know Your Network', the annual partnership employability gathering for Fife; |
• | Co-ordinating training opportunities in consultation with the sector; |
• | Supporting partnership working in Fife including Fife Employment & Training Consortium, Fife Rural Skills Partnership and Making it Work for Families; |
• | Supporting people who are interested in volunteering as a stepping stone into employment; |
• | Representing the third sector and contributing to strategic planning on the Opportunities Fife Partnership (OFP) Board, associated OFP Delivery Groups and other relevant partnerships as required; |
• | Chairing the OFP Health & Disability Delivery Group; |
• | Providing 1:1 advice sessions to third sector organisations interested in developing or expanding their employability provision in Fife; |
• | Contributing, as partners, to the third sector consortium of employability providers: Fife Employability and Training Consortium. |
![]() | Online directory of Fife's Employability Services |
Download a copy of the Fife Employability Services Directory (20Mb PDF file)
Working for Fife: A Survey of Third Sector Employability Pathway Services in Fife 2015 (PDF file)
Working for Fife: Employability Mapping Report:
2018 (PDF file)
2015 (PDF file)
2013 (PDF file)
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