Falkirk’s Third Sector Employability Forum

• Minutes of Wednesday 23rd October (to follow); Presentations:
  • Skills Development Scotland
• Minutes of Tuesday 27^th August (to follow); Presentations:
  • CVS Falkirk & District
  • Third Sector Employability Landscape
  • Enable Works
  • NHS Forth Valley Health Improvement Service
• Minutes of Wednesday 24^th January 2024
• Minutes of Wednesday 27^th March 2024; DYW Presentation

• Minutes of Wednesday 29^th November 2023; Agenda 29.11.2023
• Minutes of Wednesday 18^th October 2023; Agenda 18.10.2023
• Thursday 24^th August 2023: Falkirk’s Third Sector Employability Summit
  • Summary Notes
  • Summary Report
• Minutes of Wednesday 19^th July 2023; Agenda 19.7.2023
• Minutes of Wednesday 31^st May 2023; Agenda 31.5.2023
• Minutes of Wednesday 19^th April 2023; Agenda 19.4.2023; Presentation: Community Wealth Building Consultation: Falkirk Third Sector Response
• Wednesday 25^th January 2023 (meeting postponed; new date confirmed shortly)

• Minutes of Wednesday 19^th October 2022 (available on request)
• Minutes of Wednesday 9^th February 2022 (available on request); Agenda 9.2.2022

• Minutes of Tuesday 30^th November 2021 (available on request); Agenda 30.11.2021
• Minutes of Monday 6^th October 2021; Agenda 26.10.2021
• Minutes of Monday 20^th September 2021; Agenda 20.09.2021
• Minutes of Wednesday 14^th July 2021
• Minutes of Wednesday 12^th May 2021
• Minutes of Wednesday 17^th March 2021; Agenda 17.02.2021
• Minutes of Wednesday 17^th February 2021; Agenda 17.02.2021; Presentations:
  • Skills Development Scotland
  • Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Falkirk Council ETU

• Minutes of Wednesday 9^th December 2020; Agenda 09.12.2020
• Thursday 21^st May 2020 (meeting cancelled due to COVID-19)
• Minutes of Thursday 20^th February 2020; Agenda 20.002.2020; Presentation: Social Security Scotland

SDS is the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills. They are committed to building a Scotland which champions fair work practices and a diverse workforce.

Working with local and national partners, they strive to ensure employers have the right skills, at the right time, in high performing, fair and equal workplaces, and that every individual has the skills and confidence to get a job and progress in the workplace, achieving their full potential. Support for employers includes tailored skills advice and funding for workforce development.

Their Falkirk page highlights key data relevant to the area, including the area’s Modern Apprenticeship statistics, and the number of young people (aged 16 – 19 years old) in education, employment or training, and personal development.

For further information, please visit the SDS Falkirk page.

The current 10 year Economic Strategy for Falkirk focuses on 3 key areas:

• Growth
• Investment
• Inclusion

The strategy is designed as a dynamic document, to reflect ongoing changes to Falkirk District’s economy, and was created through collaborative effort and consultation with partners and local stakeholders.

Acting as a roadmap, the strategy aims to help measure progress made, and provide tools to help achieve the growth in businesses, jobs and prosperity required to meet the aspirations of the local community.

For further information, including the strategy in full, please visit the Falkirk Council website.

Falkirk Community Planning Partnership (CPP) is the collection of public, private, third and community sector organisations providing local services in Falkirk which serve the local community. It is required by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 to publish a Local Outcomes Improvement Plan (LOIP), which identifies the greatest inequalities for Falkirk’s residents, and how services which make up the CPP, plan to tackle them.

The Falkirk Plan (2021 – 2030) was approved and published in October 2021, after a year-long development process which included a review of local data, extensive engagement with local residents, and a review of local policy and projects that impact the issues raised by local people.

Each of the third sector forums and networks facilitated by CVS Falkirk allows the third sector’s voices, issues, concerns and views to be raised within Community Planning in Falkirk District, and the priorities identified in the Falkirk Plan.

For further information, please visit the dedicated Falkirk CPP page.

Published in 2016, the Fairer Scotland was built on the public debates about independence in 2013 and 2014. In those discussions, social justice was often at the very centre of people’s concerns, with Yes voters and No voters discussing – openly and passionately – the possibilities and challenges for a more socially just and open society.

Fair work was a strong focus in these Fairer Scotland conversations. A decent standard of living – having a job which treated people fairly and paid a living wage – was a key theme.

Support for flexible jobs and flexible working was also seen as vital, as was an end to discrimination (for example, on the grounds of disability or pregnancy and maternity), and active support for people who need help to get back into the labour market, or to boost their work prospects and progress.

To view the action plan in full (along with associated information and documents), please visit the Scottish Government website.