Key Partners
The main partners in the strategy are:
City of Edinburgh Council
The City of Edinburgh Council is the local statutory authority with a range of responsibilities, including community planning, education, and local economic and social inclusion policy. As lead agent for the strategy it has a key role in influencing the development of national and European policy through demonstrating more effective approaches to meeting the needs of the local labour market.
To find out more, contact:
ken.shaw@edinburgh.gov.uk
www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Capital City Partnership
A coalition of statutory, voluntary and community agencies in Edinburgh working together to promote social inclusion and achieve social justice for local people. The Partnership focuses on jobs, health inequalities and early interventions.
To find out more, contact:
matthew.crighton@capitalcitypartnership.org
www.capitalcitypartnership.org
Jobcentre Plus
Jobcentre Plus, part of the Department for Work and Pensions, brings together employment and benefit services for people of working age, and is a key element in the Government's objectives to help people based on 'Work for those who can, support for those who cannot'.
The Jobcentres in Edinburgh are:
Edinburgh City Jobcentre Plus
11-13 South St Andrew Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2BT
Tel: 0131 456 3349
High Riggs Jobcentre Plus
20 High Riggs
Edinburgh
EH3 9HU
Tel: 0131 456 4048
Leith Jobcentre Plus
199 Commercial Street
Edinburgh
EH6 6QP
Tel: 0131 555 8136
Wester Hailes Jobcentre Plus
Westside Plaza
Edinburgh
EH14 2SP
Tel: 0131 456 4035
To find out more, contact:
alister.mcinnes@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland is Scotland's new skills body, bringing together four partner organisations with a shared vision to drive forward real, positive and sustained change in Scotland's skills performance. Through this new body Scotland now has a dynamic, forward-looking organisation which will deliver comprehensive information, advice and guidance for careers and learning as well as extensive support for skills development. The partner organisations which have come together to form Skills Development Scotland are Careers Scotland, Scottish University for Industry and key skills elements from Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
As part of its wide remit, Skills Development Scotland is working to reduce economic inactivity among young people and is seeking to increase productivity by providing access to career planning support for people of all ages, and contributes to Joined Up For Jobs through its focus on employability support.
To find out more, contact:
patricia.thomson@sds.co.uk
www.careers-scotland.org.uk
www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce is a membership organisation representing businesses in and around the city. In addition to being a voice for businesses of all sizes and sectors it also focusses on advice, training and education and networking.
To find out more, contact:
roger.horam@ecce.org
www.edinburghchamber.co.uk
NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian employs approximately 28,000 staff and provides a comprehensive range of health care services in community settings and hospitals across Lothian, serving the populations of Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. It is involved in the city’s Jobs Strategy Group because the evidence shows that being in work is good for people’s health. With the Jobs Strategy Group it has established a post to ensure that healthcare practitioners are aware of employment issues and see helping people back into work as an important factor in the care of their patient.
To find out more, contact:
kate.burton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/
Edinburgh's Further Education Colleges
Edinburgh has three Further Education Colleges, which are represented on the Jobs Strategy Group through the Lothian Association of College Principles. The colleges are:
Edinburgh's Telford College
www.ed-coll.ac.uk
350 West Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 1QE
Tel: 0131 559 4000
Email: mail@ed-coll.ac.uk
Stevenson College
www.stevenson.ac.uk
Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh EH11 4DE
Tel: 0131 535 4600
Email: info@stevenson.ac.uk
Jewel and Esk College
www.jec.ac.uk
24 Milton Road East, Edinburgh EH15 2PP
Tel: 0131 344 7100
Email: info@jec.ac.uk
