The Employability Team supports the long term unemployed, and helps people to access skills, training, opportunities and jobs. Over the past 20 years, we have helped over 2,000 people access long term employment.

We work in partnerships across Argyll and Bute to deliver employability support services on behalf of PeoplePlus and Skills Development Scotland.

Read our Argyll and Bute Employment Activity Plan.

Fair Start

Fair Start Scotland is the new employment support service for Scotland. It’s here to help people who want to work but find it difficult based on their circumstances, and is delivered in Argyll and Bute by the Employability Team.

Find out more about Fair Start and how it can help you access employment here

Read some good news stories from people who have been helped back into employment through Fair Start Scotland

Employability Fund

We deliver the Employability Fund in Mid Argyll, Kintyre, Islay, Cowal and Bute. Our aim is to support individuals to achieve relevant and transferrable employability skills and qualifications to enable them to progress towards a positive destination in terms of education and training or sustainable employment.

• Find out more about the Employability Fund in our leaflet

Argyll and Bute Employer Recruitment and Training Incentive (ABERTI)

Under the Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind employability delivery model, the Employability Team are currently offering an Argyll and Bute Employer Recruitment and Training Incentive (ABERTI).  A total of 21 places are available throughout the local authority area to the end of March 2021.  The £3,500 incentive can only be provided to employers for the benefit of participants who meet the eligibility criteria, and who have been offered a sustainable job within the company.

• Find out more about this incentive in our leaflet

Parental Employability Support Fund (PESF)

The Parental Employability Support Fund (PESF) funded by the Scottish Government is designed to support low income families to increase their income through work, both through supporting parents to access paid employment and in helping those in lower paid jobs to progress to higher income.

Our PESF Engagement Workers deliver intensive in and out of work employability support, including person centred support to upskill, apply for jobs, gain progression whilst employment, money advice, health support, motivational support, etc. 

• Find out more about this fund.

Please get in touch if you would like more information about our services and what we can do for you.

Contact details

Argyll and Bute Council
Employability Team
Burnet Building, St John Street
Campbeltown
PA28 6BJ

Telephone: 01586 555990
Email: employability@argyll-bute.gov.uk

You can also send us an enquiry using the online form below.