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A plan for the future delivery of employability services in Aberdeen has been considered by Councillors. 

The Local Employability Partnership (LEP) Delivery and Action Plan sets out a range of actions and priorities defined by LEP members to support people into employment. …

Major capital projects and programmes are to be reviewed and reprofiled with a risk of being potentially delayed due to external factors in the construction trade’s supply chain, a committee unanimously agreed today.

A report is to be…

Aberdeen City Council today welcomed a group of delegates, led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria, to the city to visit a series of hydrogen and clean energy facilities.

The group, which included representatives from government bodies, industry and academia, visited the Aberdeen…

Construction, engineering and the energy sectors will be at the forefront of an employment support event next week. 

Presentations and one-to-one support will be available from industry professionals at Aberdeen City Council’s ABZWorks Employability Support Fair in the Town House on…

 

Aberdeen City Council has re-entered a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Colombian City of Barranquilla it was announced today (Monday 28 February).

Aberdeen City Council has today (Tuesday 08 February) launched a city-wide survey on the use and perceptions of Aberdeen’s green and open spaces.

The Council is conducting a physical audit on the quantity and quality of green and open spaces across the city and how well these spaces are…

Offers for the sale of two former school sites are to be accepted after the move was agreed at committee today. Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee approved the move to accept the recommended offers received after extensive marketing exercises for the sites of the former…

A new plaque commemorating Chanonry Grounds, the home ground of Aberdeen Association Football Club from 1888 to 1898, was today (Thursday 3 Feb) approved by committee. 

Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee members agreed the plaque would sit on the east wall…

An internship programme, which has seen 39 young people join Aberdeen City Council as part of the UK Government’s Kickstart Scheme since March 2021, has been so successful a further 41 interns are due to join the organisation in 2022.

As part of the ongoing Socio Economic Rescue Plan activity, Aberdeen City Council is supporting the launch of a series of free workshops to support the retail sector. 

The ‘Retail Recharge’ innovation project is being managed and delivered by Business Gateway and will involve a…

A new Long Term Unemployment (LTU) scheme, funded by the Scottish Government, that will be overseen by Aberdeen City Council has been launched to boost employment opportunities and enhance skill levels for people who live in the City Region. 

The scheme is part of the “No One Left…

The Christmas in Aberdeen festive programme has continued with a blessing service for the nativity scene in St Nicholas Kirkyard.

Aberdeen’s Depute Provost Councillor Jennifer Stewart welcomed Members of Aberdeen Churches Together and local school children for the service.