Joined Up For Jobs Strategy

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The Joined Up For Jobs strategy is based on three principles:
Demand-led, Client-centred, Joined-up

Demand-led means that employment services should respond to the needs of employers in the city. The Employment Academies are the main way in which employers are involved in the strategy – see www.employmentacademies.co.uk and the Document Library for more information.

Client-centred means that activities must respond to all of the needs of the people who are looking for work. Employability programmes need to be flexible; barriers in the labour market have to be addressed; and other needs like housing and health have to be considered. The strategy focuses on specific Target Groups to make sure that problems of exclusion are tackled – see the Document Library for more information.

Joined-up means that all the relevant services, agencies and organisations should work together in an integrated and coordinated way. Activities are planned, carried out and assessed in partnership. For more information about how we are using Information Technology and a shared database for joined-up working, see the Document Library.

The implementation of the strategy is overseen by the Strategy Group, comprising the key partners – Capital City Partnership, City of Edinburgh Council, Scottish Enterprise, Jobcentre Plus, Careers Scotland and the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce.

The Joined Up For Jobs Forum brings together all the providers working to support individuals to get into employment. Minutes of these and other working groups are in the Document Library.

Joined Up For Jobs Strategy Documents