Category

• Promising Local Practice

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Poverty impact

• Prevention
• Mitigation
• Reduction
• Awareness

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Poverty driver

• Increase employment income

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Keywords

• Employability & Employment.
• Empowerment.
• Family Support.
• Service Delivery.
• Research & Data.

Aim

• Increase the number of young parents engaging in employability activity and support them into long-term, sustainable work.
• Raise awareness among young parents in Aberdeen of available employability support, opportunities, and progression routes.
• Improve access to education, training, and employability services for young parents.
• Contribute to reducing child poverty by increasing household income and supporting work participation.
• Support Scottish Government priorities on fair work, inclusive growth, and reducing inequality for young parents.
• Strengthen early intervention and preventative approaches to reduce long-term poverty and improve family outcomes.
• Improve data collection, monitoring, and evaluation to strengthen evidence and support service development.

Summary

The project aimed to support young parents in Aberdeen, particularly mothers and fathers under the age of twenty-five, by identifying barriers to employability and co-designing services which met the populations specific needs. Through this approach, the project aimed to engage at least twenty-five young Aberdeen based parents through provision of a service which improved:
Client confidence.
Employability pathways.
Access to targeted support mechanisms through Aberdeen City Council’s embedded employability provision initiatives.

What difference does it make?

Validated data on the difference made by the project is unavailable at this point in time.

Key take-aways

• Face-to-face commissioned courses can be difficult for young parents to access.
• Some participants were unable to attend in-person learning.
• Online learning was identified and explored as an alternative option.
• Some participants did not want online learning, so it cannot be the only option.
• A range of online training options is being considered based on the project group’s general employment interests.

 

Organisations

Aberdeen City Council

Location

Aberdeen (throughout).

Contact