The Local Employability Partnership is led by Senior Managers from a range of core stakeholders to oversee the ‘Joined Up for’ infrastructure, manage No One Left Behind and UK Shared Prosperity Fund commissioning recommendations, add value, and avoid duplication.
Stakeholders include The City of Edinburgh Council, Skills Development Scotland, Department of Work and Pensions, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh Universities, Chamber of Commerce, Capital City Partnership, and representation from the Joined Up for Jobs Forum.
The Local Employability Partnership is one of the strategic partnerships that make up The Edinburgh Partnership, our Community Planning Partnership.
The current Community Plan has three pillars:
- Enough Money to Live On
- Access to work, learning, and training opportunities
- A Good Place to Live
The Local Employability Partnership oversees the partnership support for the Joined Up for Jobs, Joined Up for Business, and the Youth Employment Partnership:
- Joined Up for Jobs sets out the framework for a partnership of key agencies and frontline services to work together to help more people into employment. Support is given through website resources, a client management information system, and quarterly forums
- Joined Up for Business gives businesses a "no wrong door" approach and offers a bespoke, free recruitment and training service, as well as a business growth support service for SMEs. We help businesses identify funding initiatives that can support recruitment, training and business growth needs. We also support the Fort Kinnaird Recruitment Skills Centre, and the emerging Edinburgh St James development through FUSE
- The Youth Employment Partnership brings together key agencies involved in supporting young people, focusing primarily on those transitioning from school. The group aims to ensure adequate support is in place for those seeking employment, training, or support; as well as guiding the strategy on youth employment in the city.
