The third Sector in Scotland is incredibly diverse with 45,000 organisations employing 138,000 people. They earn a living in areas including social care, human services, environment, heritage, sports, arts, culture, credit unions, campaigning, health, community work, village halls, faith groups, housing, animals and education. The sector also has the support of 250,000 unpaid trustees and 1.3 million volunteers.
As a member of the Local Employability Partnership (LEP), BCA supports the aims and objectives of the LEP Improvement Plan and those of “No-one Left Behind”. Overall, our goal is to raise the profile of the third sector as a key partner in delivering employment outcomes in the Scottish Borders.
This project has been funded by the Robertson Trust and Scottish Borders Council through the Local Employability Partnership.
Guidance across all 5 stages of the employability pipeline to strengthen your service.
Upskill your team with training in CV writing, interviews, and employability skills.
Understand the third sector employability landscape and where your service fits.
Build meaningful partnerships across sectors to enhance service delivery.
Access and interpret funding streams relevant to employability programmes.
Connect with employability-specific training opportunities for your team.
Improve recruitment practices and attract the right candidates.
Advertise your programmes, vacancies, and opportunities effectively.
Advice and resources to help you recruit, engage, and train volunteers effectively.
Develop skills and confidence to become an effective mentor within the sector.
The mapping and gapping exercise is our first attempt to understand the employability support available across the Scottish Borders. Despite fragmentations across the region, it is clear that many projects operating at the very hyper-local level are the first open door available for many vulnerable groups and individuals living in rural communities.
Every organisation that responded to the mapping and gapping survey has been pinned on the map with important information about the service they offer. Information includes a brief description of the organisation, the stages of the employability pipeline they work on, the localities they deliver services in, the demographics they work with, the end goal of their project, a link to their website and in some cases any specialist support they offer.
Keeping this map a live document will be an ongoing process but it is believed that this map will increase awareness of available services across the region and improve client experiences by ensuring referrals are more tailored to the clients needs.
If you would like to be added to the map or update your organisation details, please use the form linked below:
To make employability services accessible to the population at large No One Left Behind uses the Employability Pipeline, which breaks down a service user's personal employment journey into five stages, these stages can also be split into Pre-Employability, Employability and In Work Support.
