Aberdeen City Council is hosting a ‘Steps To Work’ awareness event this afternoon at Woodside community centre.
The council have partnered with the Job Centre and the community centre in an effort to catapult the people of Aberdeen back to work.
The event plans to bring together a variety of organisations willing to educate people on the options that are available. The options include childcare, work placements, education opportunities and financial help.
The day hopes to aid school leavers into an employment role.
Principal community learning worker Alona Murray and neighbourhood community planning officer Alan Mulvie will be at the event assessing the benefits to those who attend.
Unemployment in Aberdeen is significantly lower than anywhere else in Scotland. A government survey showed that Aberdeen’s unemployment rate was 2.2% in July 2010, making up only 8.4% of Scotland’s overall unemployment figure.
Aberdeen is in the top 3 cities in the UK for knowledge-based businesses with more than 400 internationally owned companies and 800 technology based businesses in Aberdeenshire. It is also often referred to as The Oil capital of Europe, which makes up a very large part of the North-East’s economy.
However, over 4000 people within the City of Aberdeen are still struggling to find work.
Employers and partner providers will also be there for the public to speak to and assess what opportunities are available to the individuals.
The event will take place between 1pm and 3pm today.
(Photo courtesy of The Telegraph)
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