Getting young Scottish people into work in the wake of the pandemic, is a top priority. One of the ways the UK Government is helping to achieve this is through the Kickstart Scheme. For six months they will fund employers to provide a job role for a young person.

Working with Heriot-Watt University, the Department for Work and Pensions would like to invite you to a virtual roundtable on Wednesday 28th July. It will be an opportunity for you to hear more about Kickstart and how the scheme will not only give young people their first step on the career ladder but can help your business to flourish and grow. The University will talk about its education led initiatives, designed to drive a sustainable economic recovery and help mitigate the effect the pandemic is having on youth unemployment.

Attending the event will be Baroness Stedman-Scott, Minister for Work and Pensions (Lords) and Dr Gillian Murray, Deputy Principal Enterprise and Business at Heriot-Watt University. There will be an opportunity for you to ask them both questions.

Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 30 July 2019. She is the spokesperson for DWP business in the House of Lords. She was previously a Government Whip from 27 October 2017 to 29 July 2019. She joined the House of Lords in July 2010.

Dr Gillian Murray is the Deputy Principal (Enterprise and Business), Heriot-Watt University. Gill joined Heriot-Watt University in October 2016 to lead on the development and implementation of the University’s Enterprise and Business Engagement Strategy, mobilising the University’s intellectual and capital assets to effect greater impact regionally, nationally and globally.

She is a founding member of the Centre for Work Based Learning, working with partners in Scotland to enhance opportunity through work based learning and a member of the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board, whose objective is to align and co-ordinate the activities of Scotland’s enterprise and skills agencies.

*In joining this event, you are agreeing for your email address to be shared with DWP and Heriot-Watt University. This will enable you to receive the link to the roundtable and following the event further information about the Kickstart scheme. If you do not wish to be contacted please email the team external.affairs@dwp.gov.uk.