Work experience and training
Work experience and training opportunities can boost your chances of getting a job by building your confidence and skillset.
Your Key Worker will support you to find the correct work experience and training opportunities that suit your needs. All DG Works clients can access accredited training, such as further education courses and sector-based skills training. In addition, there are more specialised programmes that can also help match you with these opportunities.
Employer engagement
The programme supports to:
- volunteer
- get work experience
- get into employment
- be self-employment
- get modern apprenticeship
This programme is delivered by the CEIS D&G’s Employer Engagement Team.
Eligibility
Find out if you're eligible for support.
Referrals
Referrals, including self referrals should be sent to our email.
Email: [email protected]
After you've made a referral
Once the referral has been received, a face-to-face appointment will be arranged, where possible, to carry out a handover with the client, their Key Worker and one of our Employer Engagement Officers present to ensure a smooth transition. Once the initial appointment has been carried out, the participant will then begin the programme of support to progress into employment. There are also a limited number of Employer Recruitment Incentives associated with this contract.
Work experience and training in employability
The DFN Project SEARCH programme provides real work experience, combined with training in employability and independent living skills, delivered in an integrated business setting to help people make successful transitions to productive adult life.
It is a partnership between the Employability and Skills Partnership, Dumfries and Galloway College and Dumfries and Galloway Council. The goal is to achieve full or part-time paid work for our interns in an integrated setting.
Applications via the college website open in January 2025 course runs along an academic Calendar from August to June.
Eligibility
Young people with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both.
How to make a referral or find out more
Email: [email protected]
Work placements
Placement Plus is a 6-month paid placement within Dumfries and Galloway Council, designed to support people with disabilities to get into work.
Clients will be supported by a designated Employability, Skills and Partnerships Service Keyworker to ensure barrier removal and reasonable adjustments are in place within the internal organisation to allow clients to thrive and gain valuable work experience.
Training opportunities are also available to develop and enhance skill sets.
Eligibility
Find out if you're eligible for support.
How to make a referral or find out more
Contact Lorraine Irving at Placement Plus.
Email: [email protected]
Supported Employment (Progression to Work)
The purpose of this programme is to support people with disability barriers to work who are closer to employment or who already in employment. The programme is delivered by Triage.
Support includes:
- vocational profiling to determine aspirations, learning needs, skills, experience and job preferences.
- support and training around barrier resolution, personal development, skills, CV creation and other job-related activity such as job searching