foyer learning
education + training

Highly skilled Education and Training Support Staff can help young people develop new skills to improve chances of moving into a job, further education or training place of their choice.

The team challenge and push young people to achieve their goals through:

• improving confidence
• motivation
• career guidance
• job search help
• a wide range of training/education programmes
• work experience opportunities
• help with IT skills
• basic skills support

Whether you are a tenant at the Foyer or attending a training course, we can offer activities from the list below all of which form the Education and Training services. These linked pages will inform you of the opportunities available.

• Learning House - based in Peterhead providing a wide range of free training and support to people who might otherwise not be able to access resources

• Prince’s Trust Team - a 12 week development programme to support young people enhance their confidence, motivation and team building skills

• ICDRS - Aberdeen Foyer offers employability support as a partner organisation in the Aberdeen Integrated Community Drugs Service

• Lifeshaper - a community rehabilitation initiative for those who have had alcohol/drug problems and are ready to take the next steps towards education, training & employment

• Get Ready for Work - The programme is designed to assist young people who may need additional support to make the transition beyond school into the world of work.

• Training for Work - Training for Work provides training support for people who are unemployed, 18 + and actively looking for work.

• IT classes - provided by Aberdeen College

• Tenant Support & Development - working with our core group of young tenants and as part of their action plan to provide and support into independent living

• ILA Courses - Aberdeen Foyer is a Learndirect Scotland approved provider and have on offer a range of training courses which can attract ILA funding to help meet the costs.

• Get Into Retail - Get Into Retail is one of The Princes Trust Get Into programmes. A get Into Course aims to give young people aged 16 - 25 who are work ready but do not have the vocational skills the opportunity to develop the relevant vocational skills and or experience to enable them to move into a sustainable job in a specific sector of work

Aberdeen Foyer would like to congratulate Prince's Trust on 35 years !

 

 

“All young people
need a home, support and a springboard into independent living, learning and work.
Some don’t have it. Aberdeen Foyer helps fill the gap”.