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We passed!!!

We are delighted to announce that we passed!!! We have just received SQA accreditation status allowing us to deliver the Certificate of Work Readiness. Some of you may remember that we were indeed SQA accredited previously and we did indeed very successfully deliver the Certificate…

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We are supported by The Bank of Scotland

Photo: Eco Life – Permaculture. We are supported by The Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Trade Up Programme, in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs and jointly funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Scottish Government. The Ridge is delighted to have been…

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DIGITAL YOU – skills for life and work

We are very excited to announce that the Ridge was successful in securing funding from the SCVO Digital Participation Charter Fund. This will allow us to help you safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world of today and the future.…

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Certificate of Work Readiness 2018

February sees The Ridge delivering our Employability Fund Certificate of Work Readiness courses. These programmes are non-sector specific, instead, we focus on really getting to know our clients allowing us to do what we know works best and that is finding places that REALLY…

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New Project Workers

We are delighted to have appointed two new members of the Training and Support team. Collin Glass and Amanda Doig will be familiar to many of you, as both stay and have worked locally.

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Developing the Young Workforce

The Ridge was recently awarded a contract by Developing the Young Workforce, to design and deliver a course for Employers across Edinburgh, East and Midlothian, looking at delivery of excellent work placements. Developing the Young Workforce, Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy is about delivering a…