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Summer Music Workshops for People with Learning Disabilities

A series of music workshops aimed at people with learning disabilities will be held at various locations in Edinburgh in August.

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Fairer Scotland Fund

Applications for funding for 2009/10 will be available in the autumn. Watch this space for further details.

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New study from JRF on initiatives to help workless people into employment.

This study looks at existing evidence on interventions to help workless people into paid employment and highlights key messages for the Government's Working Neighbourhoods Fund.

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Summer Music Workshops for People with Learning Disabilities A series of music workshops aimed at people with learning disabilities will be held at various locations in Edinburgh in August. More \| Top of Page

Hard times? Tell us the score. How are the credit crunch and spiralling cost of living affecting your clients? More \| Top of Page

New study from JRF on initiatives to help workless people into employment. This study looks at existing evidence on interventions to help workless people into paid employment and highlights key messages for the Government's Working Neighbourhoods Fund. More \| Top of Page

MEAN Interagency Training Workshops The Spring 2008 Workshop Programme has now concluded. Please send me your ideas for future training workshops. More \| Top of Page

Fairer Scotland Fund Applications for funding for 2009/10 will be available in the autumn. Watch this space for further details. More \| Top of Page

Cancelled: Community-based employability initiatives The MEAN training workshop scheduled for this Thursday, 24th April, has been cancelled due to lack of uptake. More \| Top of Page

Mediation as a Tool for Tackling Stress at Work LEND will hold an information and networking event about using mediation in order to combat workplace stress at the Almond Suite, Hibernian FC Stadium on Monday 12th May from 9:30 to 12:30. More \| Top of Page

SUSE E-bulletin In this issue are details of the SUSE AGM, Minutes and Agenda, the SUSE response to the DWP Consultation and the Workstep Letter from DWP plus more ....................... More \| Top of Page

Scottish Welfare to Work Convention The 2008 Welfare to Work Convention for Scotland will take place in Glasgow on 29 and 30 April. More \| Top of Page

Spring Training Workshops for MEAN Partners MEAN will be holding a series of training/information workshops for staff and volunteers of partner agencies. More \| Top of Page

Excellent Progress in the Working For Families Programme The Scottish Government has congratulated local Working For Families programmes for their progress over the three-year programme. More \| Top of Page

CV and Interview Skills Workshops in Mayfield and Easthouses The Mayfield and Easthouses Development Trust will be offering CV and Interview Skills Workshops for local residents in March. More \| Top of Page

. Careers Scotland will be running a week-long Worknet Programme, aimed at 16 to 19 year olds who are serious about finding a job. See 'Events' for further details. More \| Top of Page

. A Discovery Event for Lone Parents will take place at the Dalkeith Arts Centre on 5th and 6th February, 2008. For full details, please see Events. More \| Top of Page

. SWAP Access Programmes for adults interested in getting into further or higher education are available through colleges throughout the Lothians. Please follow the link for further details. More \| Top of Page

. Careers Scotland has released the School Leaver Destination Report for Midlothian for the academic year 2006/07. Please follow the link below to download. More \| Top of Page

. Weds 12 Dec, 10-12, Stair Arms Hotel, Pathhead. Book a place on 01875 825 826 More \| Top of Page

. The next MEAN Conference will take place on Thursday 22nd November at the Loanhead Miners Main Function Hall. More \| Top of Page

. See events sections for more information More \| Top of Page

. Are you living with the worry of someone else's drinking? Are you finding it difficult to cope? More \| Top of Page

. Download an order form for CESI's latest handbooks. More \| Top of Page

. Organisations that may be considering applying to the Big Lottery Fund's "Investing in Communities" programme for more than one organisation should be aware of the following announcement. More \| Top of Page

. The Midlothian Joint Mental Health Planning Group are having a past and present mental health services event in Loanhead on 9th October 2007. More \| Top of Page

. Attention all women from Midlothian and East Lothian! Would you be interested in training in construction or a related field? More \| Top of Page

. FREE advice sessions at Dalkeith Library. These small group sessions will give you an edge when going for job interviews and also show you how to prepare your own high quality CV. More \| Top of Page

. Link to the new Skills Strategy for Scotland: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/09/06091114/0 More \| Top of Page

. Real Jobs are offering places on a 3-day Systematic Support Strategies Course to colleagues from other organisations. Coursewill now run on 3 consecutive Mondays: 22 & 29 October, 5 November. Location: Norton Park, Edinburgh. Cost: £150 per person. More info from Sue Horsburgh at The Action Group on 0131-475-2315 or email suehorsburgh@actiongroup.org.uk More \| Top of Page

. There are some places still available on the Sept access course ( 14, 17-21st) for 16-25yrs. If you are working with any young people who you feel would benefit, Please contact Pauline Bell or myself on the number below.For more information please see attached referral invite and form. More \| Top of Page

. There will be an Employers' Fair on Tuesday 4th September 2007 in the Brunton Hall from 12noon to 4pm. More \| Top of Page

. Colleagues may wish to be aware of the current provision of adult numeracy services in Midlothian. More \| Top of Page

. New opportunity for voluntary sector colleagues to receive free training in equalities More \| Top of Page

. Colleagues may wish to be aware of the new Scottish Executive administration's plans for lifelong learning and its connection to workforce development. A skills strategy is now under development details in the main article. More \| Top of Page

. European Lifelong Learning Programme funding programmes Leonardo, Grudtvig and Transversal seeking bids . More \| Top of Page

. The latest Lothian Employers' Network on Disability Newsletter is now available for download. More \| Top of Page

. INTOWORK NEED YOUR HELP Intowork would like your help to save their Moving Intowork supported employment services and their Networks capacity building project, both of which are threatened with potential closure due to a shortage of funding. More \| Top of Page

. Cyril Hellier has copied the assessemnet and referral paperwork being used in other parts of Scotalnd for NEET keywoprkers and managers to consider the forms are attached to this item More \| Top of Page

. The key workers and front line managers in Midlothian services workign to support young people not in education, employment or training met today to share thinking on services in midlthian and how they can be improved. More \| Top of Page

. This document is now available for download. More \| Top of Page

. At Midlothian Community Learning and Development Celebration of Learning ceremony on 20 June 2007 Ann Kivlin BA(Hons) was nominated by MAGnet for their Special Award for Achievement. More \| Top of Page

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. The latest MFIN June 2007 newsletter is now available in the Members' Documents section. More \| Top of Page

. These documents are now available for download. More \| Top of Page

. Primetime is the Big Lottery Fund’s first ever initiative just for older people in Scotland (50+). More \| Top of Page

. The Lothian Labour Market Bulletin for May 2007 can now be downloaded from the Members' Documents Section. More \| Top of Page

. This document is now available in the Members' Documents Section. More \| Top of Page

. The Scottish Union of Supported Employment (SUSE), with support from the Scottish Executive, has produced a new strategy document outlining its vision for the future of Supported Employment services in Scotland. More \| Top of Page

. We are now receiving applications for the 2007 Awards and would love to hear from you. More \| Top of Page

. You are invited to comment on the draft Employability Strategy and Action Plan. More \| Top of Page

. The latest edition of the MFIN Newsletter can be viewed or downloaded here More \| Top of Page

. The Scottish Executive has announced that the income threshold for the ILA Scotland £200 scheme will be raised from £15,000 to £18,000 from summer 2007. More \| Top of Page

. Fairbridge are currently inviting referrals from agencies within Edinburgh and the Lothians for April, May and June access courses. More \| Top of Page

. A first draft has been produced. Members of the MEAN Strategy are currently reviewing it. It should be available to all MEAN members very, very soon. More \| Top of Page

. Welcome to the fifth issue of the Lothian Labour Market Bulletin published by York Consuting. More \| Top of Page

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