Debbie recently became one of our Fair Start Scotland participants after, unexpectedly, being made redundant from her job as a Personal Assistant. Here she talks about her journey on the programme. “Being unemployed was a new situation to me, as l have always worked since leaving school in 1978. I contacted my local Job Centre,

PeoplePlus has launched a Police Force Employability Routeway that gives people from all walks of life the opportunity to join the police force. The PeoplePlus team in Nottingham teamed up with Sam Winter (Head of People Services) and Nigel Best (Career advisor) from Nottinghamshire Police to be able to run this programme that supports people

Carmen is a Romanian national who has lived in the UK for several years. Carmen has worked in a variety of short-term roles doing factory work. After a period of unemployment, she was referred to PeoplePlus to join the Fair Start Scotland programme. When she joined initially, she was stuck in the mindset of feeling

PeoplePlus Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government, have proudly delivered the Fair Start Scotland programme since April 2018. We are delighted to announce that the contract has been extended until March 2023. Employability support is pivotal in supporting Scotland’s economic recovery as it supports those most at risk from the adverse economic, health and