Provider
Project
Modern
Apprenticeship
Transition
Employability
Provision/Employabil
ity Drop-In; Stage 1
and 2 and 4
Work Clubs; Stage 4
Flexible Learning
Centre; Stage 2, 3
and 4
Description of support / learning
Referral process
Pipeline
Stage
Provision of SVQ’s Childcare and Health &Social Care at
level II and Level III
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E through
SDS Referrals
5
Provision of job seeking support Unemployed young people
aged 16-19 in Mayoble, Troon and Ayr
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E through
SDS and Job Centre
Referrals
1,2 ,4
Job Seeking Support and access to recruitment websites;
provision at Maybole; Lochside; Kincaidston; John
Pollock Centre, Troon, Girvan, Forehill and Newton
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E through
SDS and Job Centre
Referrals
Provision of ICT training range from basic skills to
vocational qualifications
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E
4
2,3,4
Contact details
John Reid-Access to Employment
Manager
01292 294311
jreid@acctoemp.org.uk
Sam Graham- Employability
Advisor
01292 294311
Sgraham@acctoemp.org.uk
Claire Woods – Employability
Advisor
01292 294311
cwoods@accteomp.org.uk
Lynn McGeechan - Employability
Advisor
01292 294311
lmcgeechan@acctoemp.org.uk
Gillian McMahon
01292 294311
gmcmahon@acctoemp.org.uk
Employability Fund
Training Provision: 18
plus: Stage 4
Industry Specific Courses, Customised Training and Work
Experience in; Health & Social Care, Customer Services,
Business Admin, Childcare, and Construction Site Safety
Certificate
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E through
SDS and Job Centre
Referrals
4
Mary Turner
01292 294311
mturner@acctoemp.org.uk
Targeted Pathways
to Apprenticeship in
Care; 16-19 year
olds: Stage 4
Prepare young people to access and sustain
MA/Employment in Care through providing them with
relevant work experience, industry specific qualifications
and customised care training.
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E through
SDS and Job Centre
Referrals
4
Mary Turner
01292 294311
mturner@acctoemp.org.uk
Chamber Youth
Academy: Stage 4
Equip young people with the confidence and skills to
progress into employment. Customised Training: Team
Building; Customer Service Work experience placement
Industry Specific Qualifications such as in Certificate for IT
Users Level 2; REHIS and Welcome Host.
Referrals can be made
directly to A2E through
SDS and Job Centre
Referrals
4
Sam Graham
01292 294311
sgraham@acctoemp.org.uk
Ayr
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
3,4


Stage 4 – RyanAir / Aircraft Sheet metal
skills– started July 2013
Stage 3 – 51 – all starting Sept/Oct 2013
o 19 x Customer Service
o 16 x Hospitality
o 16 x Construction
Kilmarnock
 Stage 3 – 83 – all started July 2013
o 16 x Customer Service
o
o
o
o
16 x Customer Service
17 x Hospitality
17 x Sport
17 x Hair & Beauty
Kilwinning
 Stage 3 – 99 – starting
o 15 x Hairdressing – starting Aug 2013
o 15 x Hairdressing – starting Dec 2013
o 18 x Early Education & Childcare –
starting Dec 2013
o 15 x Construction – starting Dec 2013
o 18 x Sport & Leisure – starting Aug
2013
o 18 x Health & Social Care – starting Dec
2013
Information on other learning opportunities can be
found at:
http://www.ayrcoll.ac.uk/prospectus_2013-14/
Jobcentre Plus Youth
Contract
Department of Work
and Pensions
https://www.gov.uk/
The Youth Contract is a package of support worth almost
£1bn to help young unemployed people to prepare for
work and find a job.
Over three years from April 2012 the Youth Contract will
provide nearly half a million new opportunities for young
people and will enhance the Get Britain Working measures
with an increased focus on young people. The scheme aims
to build on the fantastic support many employers have
already offered.
The Youth Contract includes:
Wage Incentive - Up to £2,275 per employer when they
employ an 18 to 24-year-old from the Work Programme
Work Experience - More Work Experience placements are
now available to give a young unemployed person the
Contact local job centre
1, 2, 3, 4
Ayr & Girvan Jobcentres
08456043719
chance to gain valuable voluntary work experience,
improve their CV and skills.
Sector Based Work Academies – designed to meet
business’s immediate and future recruitment needs,
includes pre-employment training, work experience
placements, guaranteed interview
Employability Fund
Our Employment Advisors work with the customer to
support people with disabilities to find employment
and stay in employment in a six month timescale.
Offering a wide range of support from:
Work Trials with Employers
Intense weekly Job Search
Skill Matching
Sector Specific Training
Employer Support and Advice(Access to Work, Funding
Sources to help with recruitment costs)
Referrals from Job
Centre Plus Disability
Provider to Prime
Contractor (Shaw Trust
Direct) to Supply Chain
3,4,5
2 week driver training programme targeted at young people
and adults aged 18+. Includes LGV Driver Training, HIAB
Driver (Lorry Loader)Training, ADR Training (Carriage of
Dangerous Goods - Classroom based)
All individuals referred to our Employability Fund
opportunities should have identified prospective employers
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
4
Carol Montgomery
Employment Manager
carol.montgomery@hansel.org
01563-831450
Fiona Bryson
email@jimmairdrivertraining.com
01560 600060
Lifeskills Central
Employability Fund
2 week sector specific training, followed by work
placements of between 2 to 10 weeks.
Delivery will be based on the assessed need of the
customer. There will be a focus on Work Placement and
progression onto open employment. All customers on
placement will be supported to work the normal company
hours in order to get as realistic an experience as possible,
with agreement as appropriate for some day release to
complete their qualifications.
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
3
Beverley McLaughlin
beverley.mclaughlin@lifeskillscen
tres.com
01292 267 080
Employability Fund
16 / 17 year olds - The aim of our Programme is to provide
participants closest to the labour market with relevant,
supported and appropriate work experience. The aim is to
enable participants to progress to a Modern Apprenticeship
and/or secure permanent employment. We work with
employers in the following occupational areas: Business &
Administration, Freight Logistics, Glass & Glazing, Health &
Social Care, Fashion & Textiles Heritage and Food & Drink.
12 week programme focusing on preparing young people to
access and sustain employment. 16- 25 year olds.
Programme is flexible but can include work experience and
and SQA awards including Employability, Preparing for
Work, Skills for Customer Care, Core Skills, Work
experience, personal Finance and Personal Development
 Preparing for Work - Flexible modules and 121
support to enable individuals to feel ready to seek
secure & sustain employment, Confidence
building; PC Skills; CV Building; job search
techniques to name a few.
 Sector/ Employer Specific Workshops - Action
focussed workshops providing individuals with a
safe environment to try out their skills for specific
sectors and employers such as; Retail; Admin;
Contact Centre; Security and Care etc.
 Job Action Groups - Individuals work with
dedicated Recruitment Specialists to source &
match vacancies to their skills & needs. Help is on
hand throughout the recruitment process.
Specialist Support
A range of specialist solutions to support organisations and
individuals with their employment, disability and
equality needs
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
4
Sara Zonfrillo
sarah@rtresources.co.uk
01292 290029
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
3
Lyndsay Lewis
lyndsay.lewis@rathboneuk.org
01563 555010
Via Work Choice or
direct referrals
1,2,3,4,5
Margaret Barton
margaret.barton@remploy.co.uk
0777 6245491
Employability Fund

Dyslexia Vocational evaluation Personalised
recommendations through the interpretation of
the client’s dyslexia traits. Matching skills to
suitable sectors/roles
 Ability Profiler Profiling tool mapping individual’s
strengths & development needs creating unique
development plans to support individuals into
work
Keeping People
Dedicated service to support both individual and employer
regarding disabilities/health conditions and
reasonable adjustments
 In work support -Individually tailored support to
help individuals make the transition into work. In
work support
 Job Coaching Supporting individuals to learn the
tasks or their job and identify effective strategies
for working
 Access to Work Assists individuals in identifying
and accessing, workplace support through Access
to Work
SDS works with partners across South Ayrshire to deliver
the following key services:

Building Career Management Skills (CMS) through
Scotland's all-age career information, advice and
guidance service

My World of Work - the SDS web service which offers
the people of Scotland a unique mix of tools, features
and job information to help them discover more about
themselves and the future world of work

Modern Apprenticeships - providing a way for
businesses to train new entrants and existing
employees to industry-recognised standards
1,2,3,4,5

Our Skillsforce. Support for employers to recruit,
develop and plan a skilled workforce through a
dedicated employer team and a skills web service

Leading delivery of PACE (Partnership Action for
Continuing Employment) support for those dealing
with redundancy

Supporting individuals to secure and sustain
employment through the development of
employability and vocational skills through a local
delivery model - the Employability Fund

Individual Learning Accounts - providing financial
support for individual learning.
STEP
New Futures /
Activity Agreements
Flexible, individualised supported action plan of personal
social development for young people aged 16-19
Referrals can be made
directly to STEP or
through SDS
1
STEP
Employability Fund
Stage 2
16 week programme for 16 – 19 year olds focused on work
preparation that includes a work placement and the
opportunity to develop work based core skills through a
range of in-house activities. Accreditation offered includes
“Youth Achievement Award” and other SCQF accredited
units related to the learners needs.
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
2,3
Stage 3
16 week programme for 16 – 19 year olds focused on
improving work readiness. This programme is mainly
placement based with one day in-house activity to develop
job seeking skills and support access to “My World of
Work” and job applications. Accreditation offered includes
“Certificate of Work Readiness” and relevant SQA
employability modules.
Allan Swan – STEP Co-ordinator
01292 612 355
allan.swan@southayrshire.gov.uk
Allan Swan – STEP Co-ordinator
01292 612 355
allan.swan@southayrshire.gov.uk
Stage 4
10 week programme focused on supporting 16-19 year olds
who are close to the labour market to access and sustain a
Modern Apprenticeship in occupational areas offered by
the council. The programme is mainly placement based
with the opportunity to gain relevant occupational
qualifications.
Organisational
Change and
Development
Work Out!
This extended work experience programme has been
designed to provide a range of experiences for the young
person and to help develop them holistically in relation to
their employability, communication skills and working with
others.
Directly from the
secondary schools and
MCMC partnerships.
School
programme
Organisational
Change and
Development
Modern
Apprenticeship
Programme
Organisational
Change and
Development
Student Placements
The Council currently offers a variety of Modern
Apprenticeships in Administration and Customer Service,
Horticulture, Greenkeeping, Highway Maintenance,
Engineering, Health and Social Care, Retail, Housing, Active
Leisure, Hospitality, Facilities and Construction Trades
Posts are advertised via
myjobscotland
recruitment portal
5
This programme gives students an opportunity to apply
their knowledge into a practical setting. The length of the
placements are usually set by the college or university.
Referrals from a range of
Colleges and Universities
4
The Learning Shop
Adult Literacy and
Numeracy Support
Literacy and Numeracy tuition on a 1-1 or small group basis.
This includes IT with literacies and English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL).
A range of funded partnership literacies projects
Referral to The Learning
Shop
2
CLD
Opportunities Advice
Service in Carrick
Opportunities
Centre, Girvan.
CLD
Individualised support to develop employability skills
through creation of a CV, job search skills, online job
applications & confidence using Universal Jobmatch.
Referrals can be made
directly to the service
either directly by clients
or through any partner
organisation.
Referrals can be made
1,2
A range of community based learning opportunities
1,2,3
Heather Anderson - Workout! Coordinator 01292 559419
Heather.anderson@southayrshire.gov.uk
Maureen Wallace - HR Adviser
01292 612056
Maureen.wallace@southayrshire.gov.uk
Maureen Wallace - HR Adviser
01292 612056
Maureen.wallace@southayrshire.gov.uk
Heather Anderson - Workout! Coordinator 01292 559419
Heather.anderson@southayrshire.gov.uk
Maureen Wallace - HR Adviser
01292 612056
Maureen.wallace@southayrshire.gov.uk
Wendy Kerr
01292 263304
Wendy.kerr@southayrshire.gov.uk
Ronnie Sinclair – Community
Learning & Development Officer
01465 716600
ronnie.sinclair@southayrshire.gov.uk
Margaret Burns - Community
Community Based
Adult Learning
providing opportunities to learn new skills, and gain
nationally recognised qualifications.
Employability Fund
Stage 3 - Hospitality Futures is a 3 week programme
delivered in the industry including sessions on team
building and confidence & assertiveness as well as 3
industry recognised qualifications: Health & Safety,
directly to the service
either directly by clients
or through any partner
organisation.
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
3,4
Learning & Development
Coordinator
Margaret.burns@southayrshire.gov.uk
Fiona Colley
Customer Care and Food Hygiene. Also includes a 2 week
work placement.
IT & Employability
Stage 4 - individualised support per client, variable to suit,
with a max of 2 weeks on work placement
This is a 6 week (2 half days per week) course aimed at
developing unemployed people’s IT literacy. All IT skills are
taught in the context of employability, so participants not
only learn how to prepare a cv, covering letters and how to
search for jobs online, they learn the employability skills
associated with preparing a good covering letter, how to
make their cv stand out from the crowd and how to use a
number of online resources including Universal Job Match,
Monster, S1 Jobs, Gumtree and social media.
Direct / self referral to
lifelonglearning@uws.ac.
uk or call 0141 848 3193
to
2
Iain Maitland – Senior Education
Guidance Adviser
0141 848 3174
Iain.maitland@uws.ac.uk
Introduction to
Industry Programme
 Industry specific tasters in a variety of sectors in
response to labour market demand / growth sectors.
 Participants will work on an individual and group
investigation which will develop communication and
team work skills, and identify opportunities within the
sector
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
3
Olive Dwyer – Education
Development Manager South
West Scotland (EDM)
10563 522551
o.dwyer@weascotland.org.uk
Work Ready
Programme
 Industry specific “finishing Schools” for those
participants who are closest to the labour market and
job ready.
 Each course is tailored to meet the requirements of
specific employers and course content reflects this.
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
4
Olive Dwyer – Education
Development Manager South
West Scotland (EDM)
10563 522551
o.dwyer@weascotland.org.uk
However, oral and written communication skills,
customer handling skills are embedded into all
programmes.
 3 key elements in the programme: pre-employment
training, work experience and guaranteed job
interview.
Employability Fund
6-8 week 4 stage programme:
 Week 1 – Induction and Assessment
 Week 2 – Employability Skills/Personal Development
/Employability Award Sessions (working towards SCQF
level 4 Award)
 Week 3 - Industry Specific Qualifications
 Week 4 - 8 - Real work experience in partnership with
local employers. All participants moving into work
experience will be CIEH Health and Safety in the
workplace certified.
Sectors include:
 Green Energy
 Contact centre
 Landscaping
 Customer Service
See referral guidance –
appendix 1
3
Angela Kilpatrick
angela_kilpatrick@thewisegroup.
co.uk
01563 524564