Our Lives Research - Partner Responses

• Sign up to schemes that embrace equal opportunities in employment.
• Boost employment skills and opportunities.
• Investigate partnerships to support people wishing to engage in entrepreneurship.
• Invest in training to help improve interpersonal skills and empower women.
• Provide opportunities for Syrian women to volunteer.

What are we doing?

We have signed up to the Race at Work Charter and is an Executive Sponsor for Race.

We meet the requirements of Fair Work and have an NL Employer Charter for Fair Work.

Partners have targeted recruitment events.

We have an anonymous recruitment process to the interview stage.

International recruitment project for nurses and Allied Health Professionals is ongoing.

Police Scotland Entrance Test has been reviewed to ensure suitability for people whose first language is not English and vacancies are advertised on Black Professionals’ Scotland website.

Routes to Work has a Case Worker to assess if qualifications gained abroad are recognised in the UK, and at what level. They then can then signpost to retrain, up-skill, or re-qualify in Scotland.

New College Lanarkshire is connecting communities with the right service to support their individual development. Individual and group sessions around personal development, vocational qualifications, and employability skills take place.

Community Learning and Development (CLD) offer and support volunteering opportunities to all learners.

What we plan to do

Employability programmes for 2023-24 will be aimed at the career development of all within the BAME community.

Employ a consultant to provide community-based advice and support. This will include support to establish businesses and help build skills and training.

New College Lanarkshire can offer a wide range of support and have resources available to assist students with English language support.

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire (VANL) will explore volunteering with Syrian women.

"You get your CV done, you go to work and you tell them that you have these qualifications and experience from back home ... at the end of the day you get a job in a factory and it is nothing related to your experience."