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Employability and the Voluntary Sector

Bryan Poole - Manager

Bryan Poole
Manager

Feedback from Event 5/3/08

Meeting 3/4/08

Fife Council's Best Value Review of Employability

Background

Over the last few years a number of policies and initiatives at both a national and local level have been developed around the theme of Employability,

All these policies and initiatives are aimed at firstly reaching those individuals who are termed 'economically inactive' and/or unemployed and are furthest away from employment. Secondly these policies and initiatives aim to provide these individuals with the proper support, encouragement and opportunities to achieve 'sustainable employment'. Within this 'Employability Agenda' the Voluntary or Third Sector is perceived to have a key role.

Voluntary Sector

The Voluntary or Third Sector reaches individuals and groups of people who fall into the category of 'economically inactive' because we work with those groups in our daily work. Many of those individuals who are termed 'economically inactive' - long term unemployed; those experiencing Drug/Alcohol/Substance mis-use; those currently or previously experiencing Mental Illness; those with a disability; those without or with minimum qualifications; single parents; carers; - have an involvement with the Voluntary Sector either through being supported by a Voluntary Organisation, through receiving a specific service from a Voluntary Organisation or perhaps by Volunteering via a Voluntary Organisation.

And the Voluntary Sector in Fife has a number of organisations, e.g. West Fife Enterprises; FEAT; BRAG; which currently 'specialise', and have done so for some time, in encouraging, preparing and supporting people into 'sustainable employment'.

Fife's Voluntary Sector can contribute to the Employability Agenda therefore both in reaching those individuals and groups who are 'hard to reach' and in the actual delivery of supporting and preparing of those same individuals and groups to be able to sustain employment.

Fife

In Fife it is recognised that we need to use the know-how and experience of the Voluntary Sector working in partnership with Fife Council, Skills Development Scotland, Job Centre Plus and others to have the best chance of making a positive difference to those who are 'economically inactive'.

We will list relevant papers on this web site to keep you abreast as to what is happening and would encourage you to have a look and if you have any comments we would be particularly grateful to receive them.

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Bryan Poole, Manager
CVS Fife, 23-27 Randolph Street, Buckhaven, Fife KY8 1AT
T: 01592 567001 - E: bryan.poole@cvsfife.org