Getting Ready for Opportunities and Work (free course for parents)

Getting Ready for Opportunities and Work (free course for parents)

This is a six-week employability course for asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in Edinburgh. This course is for parents at The Welcoming.

By The Welcoming

Date and time

Tue, 7 May 2024 10:00 - Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00 GMT+1

Location

The Welcoming Association

20 Westfield Avenue #1 Edinburgh EH11 2TT United Kingdom

About this event

In this course, you will learn how to search for jobs, write job applications and cover letters, improve interview skills, and learn about work culture in Scotland and UK employment rights.

Subsidies, including childcare and transport, can be provided.

This six-week course takes place weekly for 2 hours.

The capacity of the course is 15 people per session.

The venue is 20/1 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh.


Weekly programme


  • Week 1: Finding work in Scotland (Tuesday 7th May)
  • Week 2: Writing CVs (Tuesday 14th May)
  • Week 3: Interviews (Tuesday 21st May)
  • Week 4: Rights & Responsibilities in the Workplace (Tuesday 28th May)
  • Week 5: Scottish work culture (Tuesday 4th June)
  • Week 6: Practice interviews / Q&A session (Tuesday 11th June)


Partnership

This course has been developed by The Welcoming, Joined Up For Families, Scottish Government and Edinburgh City Council.

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