Getting Ready for Opportunities and Work (free course for parents)

Tue Oct 22 2024 at 10:30 am to Tue Nov 26 2024 at 12:30 pm UTC+01:00

Hay Avenue Community Hub | Edinburgh

The Welcoming
Publisher/HostThe Welcoming
Getting Ready for Opportunities and Work (free course for parents)
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This is a 6-week employability course for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Edinburgh. This course is at Hay Avenue Community Hub.
About this Event

In this course, you will learn how to search for jobs, write job applications and cover letters, improve interview skills, and learn about work culture in Scotland and UK employment rights.

Subsidies including childcare and transport can be provided.

This six-week course takes place weekly for 2 hours, IN-PERSON

The capacity of the course is 20 people per session.

The venue is Hay Avenue Community Hub - 3 Hay Avenue, Craigmillar, EDINBURGH, EH16 4QR

Weekly programme
  • Week 1: Finding work in Scotland (Tuesday 22nd October)
  • Week 2: Writing CVs (Tuesday 29th October)
  • Week 3: Interviews (Tuesday 5th November)
  • Week 4: Scottish work culture (Tuesday 12th November)
  • Week 5: Rights & Responsibilities in the Workplace (Tuesday 19th November)
  • Week 6: Practice interviews / Q&A session (Tuesday 26th November)
Partnership

This course has been developed by The Welcoming, Joined Up For Families, Scottish Government and Edinburgh City Council.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hay Avenue Community Hub, 3 Hay Avenue, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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