Falkirk Council still helping people into work during lockdown

By working with training partners and third sector organisations, ETU has replaced face-to-face sessions with virtual learning and phone support to keep 823 people aged 15 to 67 on track with training.

The team currently works with young people in the Falkirk area who aren’t destined to follow the traditional path into Higher or Further Education on leaving school.

Even with the job market in turmoil the team has continued to help people find work.

In the past eight weeks, four ETU clients have secured jobs and three have completed work experience training and are now working with Falkirk Council as Modern Apprentices in Business Administration.

Currently the 39-strong team support a wide range of people, from those looking to gain qualifications so they can enter or progress into a new sector or change career, to those in need of more tailored training and intensive support with their health, wellbeing and finances.

ETU Manager Sarah McCulley said: “Although jobs are thinner on the ground at the moment we’re still putting people forward for interview in sectors such as food, retail and health and social care.”