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Midlothian Employment Action Network

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MEAN Conference 2009

Opening Up The Workplace:

The role of employers in supporting people into work

Tuesday 24 March

Loanhead Miners Community Centre

Thank you to everyone who made this event a big success.

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Who are we?

The Midlothian Employment Action Network is a partnership of public, private and voluntary sector agencies, which aims to support people who face barriers in the labour market to prepare for, find and stay in meaningful employment.

We do this by:

Taking a partnership approach to better meet the needs of clients;

Coming together through regular meetings and conferences to share good practice, identify common issues and plan new services;

Jointly accessing funding from a range of sources to deliver new services and create new opportunities;

Providing the information, training and support to meet the needs of employers and potential employees;

Providing an up-to-date online portal for information about all aspects of employability.
The network will also provide agencies based in and / or working in Midlothian with a stronger collective voice at a regional level, in terms of buying into wider employment focused initiatives and attracting new resources to the area.

MEAN and its member organisations work on behalf of people:

Of all ages who have been out of work a long time, or lack qualifications, or need help to improve basic skills to meet the needs of the modern workplace
With disabilities or long-term health problems
With a history of drug or alcohol related problems
With a history of offending, homelessness, or have come through the Care System lone carers
Who are unemployed and 50+
Single parents
Young people who are not in employment, education or training<