Henry's confidence sky rockets as he improves his IT skills
Henry, 65, joined Fair Start Scotland to get to grips with the basic skills that would show he could be contacted for any possible job...
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Jul 7, 2023
Adam finds the right balance
Adam, 25, joined the Fair Start Scotland programme, struggling with the shared custody of his son and mental health issues. He had...
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Apr 14, 2023
Adversity to adventure for stroke victim Giuliana
Life changed dramatically for the much-travelled Giuliana when she suffered a stroke, and within a split second she had totally lost the...
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Mar 8, 2023
Fedcap Scotland tackles health inequalities in Falkirk
Fedcap Scotland has been awarded funding to run a pilot project to support the health and wellbeing of young people and give them better...
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Mar 8, 2023
MSP visits Ayr office to find out how people in her constituency are being helped into employment
Siobhian Brown MSP was guest of honour at Fedcap Scotland to find out how people in her constituency are being helped into employment....
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Feb 21, 2023
Partnership makes more room for hotel jobs
A partnership between Fedcap and hotel chain Travelodge which has seen us working together to create sustainable jobs for our customers...
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Feb 15, 2023
Oskana gets creative with a business idea
Oksana, 49, arrived in Scotland after leaving Ukraine due to the Russian invasion. She came to Fair Start Scotland in Aberdeen in October...
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Jan 11, 2023
Ukrainians given helping hand to find employment in Scotland
Almost 200 people being supported – with nearly half now in a job Ukrainians settling in Scotland after fleeing the Russian invasion of...
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Jan 4, 2023
Courtney’s ideal job is child’s play
Courtney joined the service in August 2022 after finishing three years at college studying childcare. She only had one job in retail...
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Aug 3, 2022
John joins the service after being made redundant.
After being made redundant, we supported John to find a job which has allowed him to balance his work and social life. Why John joined...
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Jul 15, 2022
Fiona* joined the service after being unemployed for two years.
Fair Start Scotland supported Fiona to find part-time work and she is now “the happiest she has been in years." Why Fiona joined Fair...
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Jul 12, 2022
Petros goes the extra mile to support Queen, a Fair Start Scotland participant.
Queen was illiterate, which proved to be a barrier to her finding sustainable employment. Petros recognised Queen's barriers to work, and...
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May 23, 2022
Stephanie was supported to follow her passion whilst supporting her two young children.
Fair Start Scotland gave Stephanie the chance to pursue her passion. She joined in June 2021 as a single mother of two young children....
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Apr 8, 2022
Nicola experienced trauma in her previous role which resulted in an extended period of unemployment.
Nicola experienced anxiety due to a traumatic experience in her previous role. Fair Start Scotland worked at Nicola’s pace, and supported...
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Mar 8, 2022
Daniel had been out of work for several months due to low self-confidence.
Fair Start Scotland supported Daniel to believe in himself, and he found his first full-time job after being out of work for several...
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Feb 17, 2022
Susan starts a completely new career at the age of sixty three.
Susan was made redundant late in 2019. Because of her age, she felt that she would struggle to find a new job. Fair Start Scotland gave...
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Feb 11, 2022
Kevin is supported into his first ever full-time job.
Kevin has never had a job, despite having a good education. Fair Start Scotland supported Kevin into the world of work; something which...
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Feb 7, 2022
Martyn is supported in his job search after moving to Aberdeen.
Martyn was forced to move and change jobs after working for twenty years as a postman. We worked with Martyn to overcome his doubts, and...
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Jan 28, 2022
Stephen is supported by StartScotland to start his own business.
Stephen had been unemployed due to difficulties with his sleep. After working with StartScotland, he realised he had a skill he could...
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Jan 11, 2022
Calum re-joins the service and finds a position that suits him.
Calum has a disorder which makes communicating difficult for him. He worked with StartScotland to find a role that worked for him, and he...
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