Training for Employment

Capital Skills is a vocational training centre.
• Capital Skills, Inch Park, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4TD. Tel: 0131 343 3181. Fax: 0131 343 1215
• Capital Skills, 5 Arboretum Place, Edinburgh EH3 5NY.Tel: 0131 672 3540. Contact: Ian Gilchrist, Lorna Wilkie, Bob Rudge.

Careers Scotland provides a range of All Age Guidance services in South Edinburgh, including school based Careers Advisers, a weekly drop-in service provided at Worktrack for 16-18 year olds and intensive support through a project called On-Track. A Careers Adviser is also based in South Edinburgh 1.5 days per week for employed and unemployed adults living in the local area. Group sessions can also be arranged.

Careers Scotland, Cairncross House, 25 Union Street, Edinburgh EH3 1LR . Tel: 0131 556 4110. Fax: 0131 557 6736. Contact: Caroline King. E-mail: caroline.king@careers-scotland.org.uk

EASE (Employment Access South Edinburgh) provides: training courses to help you into a job; help with CVs and application forms; interview preparation and practice; up-to-date job and training vacancies; in-work benefits information; budgeting advice; advice, support and information on training, employment and education; and post employment support.

Employment Access South Edinburgh, 113 Moredun Park Road, Edinburgh EH17 7HJ. Tel: 0131 664 5005. Fax: 0131 658 1261. Contact: Lesley Musa. E-mail: ease@southedinburgh.net Web: www.ease-southedinburgh.net.

Enable Services comprises an Employment Support Unit; Ground Maintenance and Nursery Services; Project 20/20. For people with learning difficulties.
• ENABLE Services, 46 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4TD. Tel: 0131 672 1541. Fax: 0131 672 1877. Contact: Andy Rosenfield. E-mail: enable@woodhall2000.fsnet.co.uk
• Inch Park Nurseries, Inch Park, 46 Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4TD. Tel: 0131 672 1541. E-mail: john.balloch@enable.org.uk

Women Onto Work provides local training courses for women aged 25+ who wish to return to employment, training or education.

Women Onto Work, 137 Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh EH8 9NE.Tel: 0131 662 4514. Fax: 0131 662 0989. Contact: Audrey Johnstone. E-mail: mail@womenontowork.org

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