£3 Million For Youth Employment Schemes

29th September 2012

Thousands of young Scots will be helped into jobs following the allocation of £3 million Scottish Government funding for the third sector.

Twenty-four projects across Scotland will receive investment from the Third Sector and Social Enterprise Challenge Fund with projections showing that 2,019 young people will be given the chance to improve their employability.

Minister for Youth Employment Angela Constance announced the funding in Edinburgh while visiting one of the successful recipients, Street League, who use football and structured education to build confidence, develop skills and help young people into jobs.

She said:"We have put record levels of investment into opening up opportunities for our young people to improve their chances of finding employment.

"The Third Sector Challenge and Social Enterprise Fund forms part of our unique guarantee to 16 to 19 year olds that all will be offered a place in training or education. I am very pleased to be able to fund such a broad range of projects, all of which have a single goal - helping Scotland's young people into a job.

"Street League is just one example of how to engage young people by wrapping up real skills training with something that many enjoy and I hope to see all 24 projects making a difference to the lives of Scotland's young people over the coming months."

The Third Sector and Social Enterprise Challenge Fund forms parts of the Scottish Government's £30 million investment in The Youth Employment Strategy and was originally intended to be £2.5 million. Relevant organisations were invited to bid earlier this year.

Projects to receive funding from the Third Sector Challenge Fund are as follows:

Aberdeen Foyer (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire) - £85,497
Barnardo's (Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Highland, Dundee, Perth and Kinross) - £97,466
Claverhouse (Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross) - £125,775
DEAP Ltd (Dundee) - £64,670
Glasgow Regeneration Agency (Glasgow) - £98,108
Impact Arts (Glasgow, Borders, Edinburgh, North Ayrshire) - £98,108
Into Work (West Lothian) - £76,000
Inverclyde Community Development (Inverclyde) - £77,823
Kibble Education and Care Centre (Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde) - £246,016
McSence Communications Ltd (East Lothian, Midlothian) - £62,676
Princes Trust (various regions) - £165,725
Rathbone Training (various regions) - £249,759
Recycle a Bike (Falkirk) - £58,420
Right Track (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lanarkshire) - £235,670
Routes to Work (North Lanarkshire) - £113,146
Routes to Work South (South Lanarkshire) - £71,399
Springboard (various regions) - £249,825
Street League (Edinburgh, Glasgow) - £93,324
The Conservation Volunteers Scotland (Glasgow, South Ayrshire, Highland, Edinburgh, Stirling) - £158,491
The Lennox Partnership (West Dunbartonshire) - £78,390
The Shirlie Project (Highland) - £106,952
The Wise Group (Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire) - £155,231
Volunteer Action Angus (Angus) - £60,156
West Fife Enterprise (Fife) - £63,063