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Local groups and organisations in Aberdeen that are committed to offering employability services came together at a networking eorganised by Aberdeen City Council.
Each of the organisations had received…
In response to the Prime Minister’s announcement that Great British Energy will be based in Aberdeen Joint statement from Aberdeen City Council Co-Leaders, Councillors Ian Yuill and Christian Allard: “We are delighted that GB Energy is going to be based in Aberdeen. As the energy capital of…
The latest in a series of ABZWorks job fairs that are part of ongoing efforts to help support people in Aberdeen into employment will be held at the Beach Ballroom next month.
The event on Wednesday 19 June will enable people of all ages to find…
A further twelve grassroots organisations have received funding totalling £117,218 from the ABZWorks Development Fund to develop their employability projects, Aberdeen City Council announced today (25 April 2024).
ABZWorks has utilised No One Left…
A Job Fair for refugees and displaced people who have the right to work in the UK, and are living in Aberdeen, will be held later this month at the city’s Beach Ballroom.
ABZWorks, Aberdeen City Council’s Employability and Skills Service, has organised the event in partnership with the…
Jennifer Emmanuel, a former St Machar Academy pupil, scooped the Foundation Apprentice of the Year prize at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards, which were held at P&J Live on Friday 8 March – the first time the event has been held ‘live’ since the pandemic.
The awards, run by Skills…
‘Growing our workforce for our city’ will be the focus of a two-day employability conference hosted by Aberdeen City Council later this month.
ABZWorks, the council’s Employability Service, has organised the conference aimed at all employers and…
Members of the Fairer Aberdeen Board have visited charities over the past week which are tackling poverty and deprivation across the city.
The Fairer Aberdeen Fund for 2023-24 was allocated £1.54m by Aberdeen City Council, which is dispersed by the Fairer Aberdeen Board.
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A comprehensive study into the barriers faced by Aberdeen parents to employment, training, and job progression has been commissioned by ABZWorks.
Rocket Science will carry out the research at a city level, with a particular focus on parents of dependent children who face additional…
Parents and carers living in Aberdeen, who are unemployed or experiencing in-work poverty are being offered support to achieve their goal of getting a job, a better job, further education or training by ABZWorks, Aberdeen City Council’s Employability and Skills service.
Aberdeen City…
Aberdeen City Council stands ready to provide support to any of the Aberdeenshire-based Stewart Milne Group’s employees resident in Aberdeen following the announcement that the business is being wound up.
…Grass-roots organisations in Aberdeen have until noon on Friday 05 January 2024 to apply for financial help to deliver employability projects in the city.
The ABZWorks Development Fund will support activities for residents who face barriers to employment, with…