PACE - Redundancy Support

21st June 2010

REDUNDANCY SUPPORT   

There is help for anyone facing a redundancy situation through the Scottish Government’s Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) initiative, which is coordinated by Skills Development Scotland in conjunction with other partners including Jobcentre Plus.

The aim of PACE is to minimise the time people affected by redundancy are out of work through providing skills development and employability support.

Are you facing redundancy or have you been made redundant?

PACE can help you to:

find your way back to work, check what benefits you may be entitled to and help with job seeking

access job vacancy information

construct powerful CVs and application forms and prepare effectively for interviews

identify future career and training options and the steps needed to achieve them

access a wide range of Government funded career and training options and the steps needed to achieve them

access a wide range of Government funded training in colleges, higher education institutions and training providers to improve your skills and increase your chances of finding work

find out how to start up your own business

Are you an employer worried about making redundancies?

PACE can help your business to:

identify alternatives to redundancy

maintain and improve industrial relations

access local support services

support employees with tailored programmes to help them access jobs and training

Phone the Scottish Redundancy Helpline on 0808 100 1855

Or visit the website  www.redundancyscotland.com

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