MCMC/16+ Learning Choices

If you are leaving school in South Lanarkshire, the menu of offers is available here.

Activity Agreement North Lanarkshire

What is an Activity Agreement?
The Activity Agreement is an exciting new opportunity for young people aged 16-19 in North Lanarkshire who have left school and are not currently involved in education, employment, training or volunteering.

It offers you the chance to get involved in a personal programme of learning and activity from a wide range of fun and challenging options. Your Agreement could include everything from music and arts to sport and outdoor activities. You can also take part in group activities with other local participants and get involved in community projects. 

How do I find out more?
You can find out more about the Activity Agreement by speaking to your Careers Advisor (Skills Development Scotland), Job Centre Advisor, Routes to Work Key Worker, teacher, youth worker and lots of other advisors based in your area. 

More information is also available here

You can also contact us directly by coming along to your local ’Learning Hub’, where our staff are based, or by calling us at one of the numbers listed here.

Motherwell College 

The following courses are available at Motherwell College starting in January 2010 - 
 
Introduction to Care 

Introduction to Painting, Decorating & Brickwork

Access to Hair & Beauty Skills 

Introduction to Vehicle Technology 

SPA in Engineering 

Further information on the above courses is available here.


Get Ready For Work

Get Ready For Work is the National Training Programme for 16-18 year olds who require additional support to access the labour market. It is a vocational programme and involves local work tasters or placements, combined with personal and core skills development and support.

If you're 16-19 years old and keen to take part in Get Ready for Work, contact Careers Scotland or call 0845 8 502 502. An adviser will talk you through your options and ensure that this is the right programme for you.


Cumbernauld College

Support Employment

Support employment aims to deliver a football based programme that has produced dramatic results in helping those furthest from the labour market back into work or education. The project develops key soft skills relevant to both the labour market and the development of the individual in an enjoyable, healthy and motivating setting. These courses are based at the stadiums of professional football clubs in North Lanarkshire.

The programme includes: team working, personal motivation, job search, setting goals, learning about health, communication skills, supporting others, personal ambition, and increased self-awareness.

For more information contact Peter Hughes at Cumbernauld College on 01236 784690 or by email phughes@cumbernauld.ac.uk

Action Plan Plus

Based in The Regeneration Centre in Craigneuk, Action Plan Plus offers support to anyone in the Craigneuk, Wishaw and the surrounding areas of Shieldmuir, Muirhouse, Cleland, Pather, Wishawhill and Gowkthrapple who is looking for a job or training opportunity. Support includes - Job search, CV's, Stationery, access to job papers, Stamps, help completing application forms and short pre vocational taster courses.

For more information contact Action Plan Plus on 01698 352410.

Construction Training in North Lanarkshire

2nd Chance Apprentice Programme –

North Lanarkshire Council’s 2nd Chance Apprenticeship Programme has been developed to address skills shortages in construction and to train young people, 18-24 years of age, in trades that are experiencing shortages.The programme targets these younger adults because they have slipped through the net or missed the boat first time around.  The strength of this particular age group is that they are prepared to work hard for the opportunity and they also have some work experience to bring to the job; they also realise it is their last chance for a sustainable job & career in construction. (Depending on age, experience & trade, some trainees can complete their apprenticeship in 2 years)


 

General Construction Operative (GCO) Course -

North Lanarkshire Council provide a general construction operative (GCO) course (6 weeks) for skilled labourers 18+ and eligible for a national training programme - New Deal or Training for Work.For more information on either of these courses please contact Francis Kiernan at North Lanarkshire Council on 01236 638942 or by email kiernanf@northlan.gov.uk

APEX Scotland

New Futures

This service is aimed at individuals aged 16+ who have failed to engage with mainstream training or education opportunities because of their disadvantaged backgrounds and chaotic lifestyles. The service works with people on a one-to-one basis, providing an integrated, flexible programme based on an assessment of need. Suitable personal development opportunities are identified and the service is delivered at a pace that suits the client.

Progress2Work/Progress2Work link-up

Progress2Work is a Jobcentre Plus initiative designed to support people with a history of drugs misuse who are disadvantaged in the labour market to take-up and remain engaged in mainstream employment provision and to secure and sustain jobs. Progress2Work link-up is a similar initiative but targets people who are homeless, have an offending background or a problem with alcohol. Apex is the largest provider in Scotland, working in partnership with Phoenix House.

The above services are available for individuals in North and South Lanarkshire, other services are also available. For more information contact APEX Scotland on 01698 306500

 

 

Supported Employment in North Lanarkshire

Teen Start Project 

The Teen Start Project will support young adults who have learning disabilities and who are currently in education to increase their career opportunities by gaining part time jobs whilst still at school/college.

The project is open to young adults with learning disabilities who:

  • reside in North Lanarkshire
  • are currently in education
  • are aged between 16 – 19 years
  • want to work in a part time paid job whilst still at school/college
  • want to work 16 hours or more on leaving school/college
  • require minimal job coach support
  • have full support of family/carers in being involved with the project and in working part time
  • are able to travel independently to and from their part time job or have a sound transport arrangement plan with family members.  Access to Work may be available

For more information please contact Judith McLaughlin at North Lanarkshire Council on 01698 332748 or mclaughlinju@northlan.gov.uk

 

Coatbridge College

New Opportunities Course 

This is a full-time course which gives students the opportunity to improve a range of skills in preparation for a National Qualification. It includes:

  • Core Skills subjects
  • Study Skills
  • Time Management
  • Enterprise
  • Confidence Building
  • ePortfolios
  • Short 'taster' sessions from across the ollege to give students the chance to sample several different courses in a single year.

The college also offers a range of Access Courses including - Access to Science, Access to Nursing, Access to Life Sciences, Access to digital Media Computing, Access to Sound Production, Access to Dental Nursing, Access to Dental Hygiene/Therapy, Access to Make Up Artistry, Access to Performing Arts, Access to Social Science/Social Work.

Get into Business

This course will provide basic Business and Information Technology skills that modern employers demand. You will develop your IT and enterprise skills, study modern business processes and investigate how these skills can be applied in the world of work.

What does it involve?

  • Admin: Presenting and Communicating Information
  • IT For Administrators
  • Admin Services
  • Basic Customer Service Skills
  • PC Passport
  • Enterprise Activity
  • Teamworking
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Communications
  • Numeracy

For more information on any of the above courses contact Coatbridge College on 01236 436000

 

 

Modern Apprenticeships in Lanarkshire

Modern apprenticeships are available across Lanarkshire in many different fields including - Accounting, Administration, Air conditioning Engineer, Ames Taper, Automobile Body Repairer, Automobile Parts Person, Automobile Refinisher/Painter, Automobile Technician, Bricklayer, Built-up Felt Roofer, Business Administration, Business Management, Carpenter and Joiner, Ceiling Fixer, Chef, Childcare/Nursery Nurse, Children's Care learning and development, Commercial Vehicle Service Mechanic, Commis Chef, Craft Baker, Customer Service, Dental Nursing, Distribution Warehouse and Storage, Early Years Care and Education, Electrical Engineering, Electrician, Engineering, Fabrication and Welding, Fire Cadet, Floor Layer, Food and Drink Service, Gas Engineering, General Construction Operative, Glazier, Hairdressing, Health and Social Care, Heating and Ventilation Fitter, Heavy Vehicle Technician, Home Carer, Hospitality, Housekeeping, Information Technology, Land-Based Service Engineering, Light Vehicle Service Mechanic, Light Vehicle Technician, Lightning Protection Engineer, Management, Mastic Asphalter, Meat and Poultry Processing, Mechanical Engineering, Mixed Farming, Occupational Health and Safety, Office Administration, Oil and Gas Technicians, Painter and Decorator, Parts Operative, Pharmacy Operator, Plant Mechanic, Plant Operator, Plasterer, Plumber, Professional Cookery, Refrigeration Engineer, Residential Service and Hospitality Supervision, Retail, Roof Slater and Tiler, Scaffolder, Science Technician, Service and Maintainance Engineer, Shopfitter, Steeplejack, Stonemason, Technical Careers, Trainee Travel Consultant, Vehicle Body Repairer, Wall and Floor Tiler, Wood Machinist.

For more information on Modern Apprenticeships - www.mappit.org.uk Or contact your local Careers Scotland Office

 Bellshill and Mossend YMCA

The project will aim to engage young people who are not already engaged in further education, employment and training through Street Work and Drop In style interventions. 

Street work phase will operate throughout the duration of the project and will engage with the hardest to reach young people on the streets within the area. This will operate two nights per week and clients engaged through this process will be encouraged to access the range of services and interventions available through the Drop In phase.
 
Drop In phase will operate two evenings per week and will include specific tailored group workshops around the following:
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Sexual Health
• Coping with anger
• Emotional health
• Conflict resolution
• Anti-social behaviour
• Smoking cessation
• Literacy and Numeracy
• CV Workshops and Employment opportunity research 

Projects runs in the Holytown and New Stevenson areas and also in the Bellshill area. For more information contact Colin McFarlane on 01698 747483 

 Street League

Street League's mission is to engage with adults and young people in a structured sport and education programme that helps build confidence, improve health, extend social networks, and develop skills, qualificationsand goals for moving towards and into employment, education and training.

Weekly training sessions lead into a monthly competitive tournament. Overall Street League will deliver eight, two hour training sessions per week with an additional half day allocated to the monthly tournament.

Street League offer progression from their Street Sports model through their Directions 2 Work programme which covers the following:

Range of personal development opportunities that enhance confidence, develop life skills, produce CV's and the opportunity to gain formal qualififcations through the following routes:

  • Sport 4 Work Programme
  • Fit 4 Work Programme
  • Referee Training
  • Coaching apprenticeship scheme

For more information contact Victoria Scott on 0141 2856440