Employers from across Renfrewshire will join forces next month for a series of events promoting jobs, training and education in the area.
The Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership (RLEP) has marked September as employability month and has set out a packed programme of recruitment events, employer workshops and school and college visits.
Major employers across Renfrewshire, including WH Malcolm, Scottish Leather Group and Thermo Fisher, will welcome school pupils from across the area and jobs fairs will highlight the latest opportunities for those out of work or looking at a career change.
There are a number of events taking place throughout September, including:
- Green & Digital Jobs – Monday 1 September, The Russell Institute
- The Benefits of Volunteering – Wednesday 3 September, The Russell Institute
- Jobs Fair – Friday 5 September, The Russell Institute
- Armed Forces Recruitment – Tuesday 9 September, The Russell Institute
- Jobs Fair – Thursday 11 September, Station Seven, Johnstone
- Careers in Logistics & Warehousing – Thursday 11 September, The Donald Malcolm Heritage Centre
- Street League Taster – Thursday 11 September,
- Skills showcase – Wednesday 17 September, UWS (Paisley campus)
- Careers With Purpose – Thursday 18 September, The Russell Institute
- Explore Self-Employment with Start-Up Street – Thursday 18 September, Start-Up Street Renfrew
- Working in the Public Sector – Tuesday 23 September, Paisley Town Hall
- Pathways Into Creative Industries – Wednesday 24 September, West College Scotland, Paisley
- Jobs Fair – Thursday 25 September, Russell Institute
Renfrewshire’s LEP has been established for over 14 years and is recognised nationally as best practice in terms of local place-based partnership approaches to meeting the needs of the local area.
More than 1,900 residents in the past year have been supported by Renfrewshire Council’s employability services to overcome barriers to work and secure positive employment, education and training opportunities.
Councillor Andy Steel, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Economy and Regeneration Policy Board, said:
Renfrewshire has made fantastic strides in recent years in supporting our residents into employment, training and education, in large part because of the collaborative working of the local employability partners.
Renfrewshire Employability Month is a great showcase of the breadth of opportunities available to everyone living and working here to learn new skills, gain qualifications and either start work or change jobs.
I’d urge everyone to check out the programme of events, sign up for any that interest you and share with anyone you think might benefit – there really is something for everyone.