Employability Support

No One Left Behind

No One Left Behind is the approach to changing employability in Scotland, to deliver a model of support that is more tailored and responsive to the needs of people of all ages who want help and support on their journey towards and into work, particularly people with health conditions, disabled people, minority ethnic communities and others who are disadvantaged.

Through No One Left Behind, people can gain skills, confidence, and support with their employment and training goals. Support is flexible and tailored to the individual's needs, wants and aspirations and is provided on a person-to-person basis by an employability key worker.

This support is delivered through a large network of Glasgow based organisations, known as the Local Employability Partnership (LEP), to ensure peoples' needs are supported. This can include links to other key services including health, housing provision, justice services, and financial inclusion.

Click here for further information on Scottish Government's No One Left Behind National Strategy.

Glasgow's Local Employability Partnership Board

Glasgow's Local Employability Partnership Board provides direction and support to address the challenges people and families face through unemployment, being in low paid work or living in jobless households, resulting in them experiencing poverty and financial hardship. It is known that many people experience additional problems that prevent them from entering the workplace or further education and training.

This is aligned with the Glasgow's Economic Strategy (2022-30), which focuses on the inclusive growth agenda and seeks to ensure there are opportunities for all citizens of Glasgow and that they have accessible pathways into skills and fair work; a priority that has never been more important.

The LEP Board consists of key partners from the Council, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Skills Development Scotland (SDS), Glasgow Chamber of Commerce (Developing the Young Workforce), Glasgow Kelvin College, Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS), Glasgow Regional Colleges Board, Glasgow Social Enterprise Network (GSEN), HSCP / NHSGG&C, Glasgow University, Strathclyde University, Glasgow Community Justice, Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO), Glasgow Life and the Scottish Government (Advisory).

Glasgow LEP Board Vision

To achieve an inclusive, sustainable economy where wellbeing and mitigating poverty are central, and employability is pivotal in delivering social and economic equality.

Aims of the Glasgow LEP Board

To oversee the strategic development and governance of employability and skills in Glasgow
To ensure employability and skills provision is designed and delivered around the needs and aspirations of people, services, and employers in Glasgow.
To align funding to ensure the integration of services and sustainment of a diverse range of provision.

Glasgow LEP Board Priorities

Addressing child poverty
Inclusion of under-represented groups in the labour market
Reducing unemployment
Enhancing school leaver destinations
Increasing qualification levels
Building digital skills
Addressing underemployment
Joining up services

Support to Develop Skills and Find Employment

There are a variety of different programmes that can help you with getting into employment. please click here (PDF, 572 KB)(opens new window) for the Project Directory which details support you can receive.

Other Help and Support - Employment, Training, Skills, and Job Opportunities

This network of support organisations updates their websites regularly on skills, jobs, and volunteering opportunities, including:

Employability Service Re-Design - CCI

The Council's Centre for Civic Innovation has concluded the first part of the service design process with employability providers, participants, and employers on how services can join up to improve the outcomes for our service participants. Over the past year, using Scottish Approach to Service Design methods, the CCI has carried out extensive research in the form of surveys, interviews and workshops involving a cross section of services and participants including people with disabilities, neurodiversity, asylum seekers, those involved in the criminal justice system, as well as the LEP Board and GCC's Employability team.

This has culminated in 37 recommendations put forward by those involved which have been filtered into 14 opportunities to improve joined up working across the Partnership and grouped into five themes falling under two higher categories of 'Working Together' and 'Building Knowledge'.

Steps are underway to prioritise these recommendations and opportunities. CCI will continue to support in the design and development of solutions using a similar co design process, again involving participants, service providers and employers.

The Executive Summary can be viewed here (PDF, 5 MB).

Glasgow Futures Quality Standard

The Glasgow Futures Quality Standard's (GFQS) commitments and indicators were co-produced by participants with lived experience of using employability services in Glasgow, ensuring that they are grounded in real-world experiences and perspectives. The GFQS will be awarded to organisations that are able to provide evidence that they are adhering to the six commitments and associated indicators, which illustrate that they are providing a high quality, person-centred service.

The Quality Standard seeks to address the diverse needs and challenges faced by individuals seeking employment. This approach recognises that one size does not fit all when it comes to employability support and that tailored assistance is essential for fostering meaningful and sustainable employment outcomes.

The GFQS award will play a crucial role for citizens in Glasgow in promoting inclusivity, fairness, and equality within employability services, ultimately contributing to the socioeconomic well-being of the community.

More information regarding Glasgow Futures Quality Standard will be coming soon.

Please contact qualitystandard@glasgow.gov.uk for any further enquires.

Newsletters and Reports

Glasgow Futures Newsletters

Glasgow Futures sends newsletters several times a year with project updates, case studies, news and more. Please click below to view archived versions of the newsletter.

Reports and Publications