Full details of Careers Scotland (Highlands and Islands).

 

Careers Scotland (Highlands and Islands)

19 Batchen Street

Elgin IV30 1BH
Telephone: 01343 548884
Fax: 01343 550113
e-mail: info@careers-scotland.org.uk
Careers Scotland staff provide careers information, guidance and placing help. Careers Advisers are assigned to every secondary school in Highlands and Islands, advising pupils on post school opportunities in further/higher education, vocational training and employment. Through our Inclusion Project, Key Workers offer transition support to young people 'at risk of exclusion' for up to 3 years beyond their school leaving date. We also offer careers guidance to older clients (18 Years +).
Additional Info
Focus towards groups at risk of exclusion

Type of service offered.
Advice
Information
Practical Help
Other:
Key workers will endeavour to advocate for and support their clients in accessing other services, e.g. Social Work Services, CAB, Adult Basic Education
Who is the service for?
Male
Female
Children
Pregnant Women
People on benefits
Victims of domestic violence
People with pets
Smokers
Ex Prisoners
People with mental illness
People being discharged from hospital
People who regularly use alcohol
People who use non-prescribed drugs
Mortgage problems / repossesion
Evicted people
Other:
All ages over 15 years
Opening hours.
Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm
Does the service operate all year round or seasonally?
All year
Hours / days when service is closed to the public.
Office closed over the Christmas and New Year holiday period

 
Area of Operation.
DistrictNearest Town
Badenoch & StrathspeyElgin
Particular needs they can cater for.
Literacy problems
Hearing difficulties
Visual impairment
Physical difficulties
Wheelchair users
Learning difficulties
Dementia
Other:
Care leavers, young people excluded from school. Young people with emotional or behavioural difficulties, 'Recorded' school leavers.
Access to the service.
What is the charge to the client for the service?
No charge
Client expected to pay personally?
How can the service be accessed?
By the client, directly
By professional referral
By turning up?
By phone?
By appointment?
Other:
Referral mainly (though not exclusively) via Education and/or Social Work channels. If necessary we can be flexible about arrangements, e.g. arranging guidance meetings in community settings, provision of careers information via laptops.

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