Orkney

Supporting business in the Orkney Islands

We help local employers in the Orkney Islands make sure they have the right skills now and in the future by providing support and advice on skills, talent development and funding.

In the last eighteen months our Employer Engagement team has provided:

• Skills support for ten companies

In the last 12 months we also supported two companies and five individuals dealing with redundancy.

Contact your local Employer Engagement Adviser Anna Dawson or visit Our Skillsforce.

Supporting partners in the Orkney Islands

We work closely with schools across the Orkney Islands, supporting the My World of Work aspects of the School Partnership Agreements. Your local Partner Development and Integration Executive can help with:

• Delivery of the successful My World of Work School Ambassador programme
• Raising awareness and building capacity amongst teachers to use all the online resources available, including the recently developed Lesson Inserts
• Developing new Lesson Inserts. A simple way to link the curriculum with careers

We’ve also organised update and awareness sessions amongst other local partner organisations to embed My World of Work into their own services. This has included close ties with Orkney College UHI and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support capacity building with staff to promote career management skills.

Contact your local Partner Development and Integration Executive Karen Watson or visit the partner area of My World of Work.