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WorkingRite is today delighted to announce a partnership with abrdn to transform the lives of young people who struggle to find a route into college or work before they leave school. Graham Robertson WorkingRite’s CEO commented: “Our partnership with abrdn is an absolute game changer in terms of our ability to now roll out our… Read more »


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Young people in East Ayrshire are exceeding expectations of local business owner, John McCulloch of Armour Home Improvements. Feedback from the young people and John is inspiring and illustrates the difference the WorkingRite progamme can make in these young peoples’ lives. Dougie, who delivers the programme in East Ayrshire, caught up with John recently who… Read more »


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In July 2023, WorkingRite is taking part in the Discount Promo Codes Charity Poll. Voting is free, you don’t have to sign up to anything, and if we are named as the winning charity, the funds donated will mean we can support more young people across Scotland, helping them to get the skills, training and… Read more »


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Over the last 2 years we have been patiently and intentionally building a new Board that now has a great and varied mix of skills plus the passion and enthusiasm to really help the management team drive the success so we can deliver as much as possible for young people across Scotland. At the start… Read more »


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We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who voted for WorkingRite in June, and to the RBS / Natwest Skills and Opportunities Fund. We are delighted to announce that we were granted over £27,000 to support our youth employment programme in East Sussex. By voting, you are helping 40 young people in East… Read more »


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Glen Oaks housing association has announced a fresh drive to give teenagers a taste of employment. The Association is to continue its successful partnership with WorkingRite to offer its unique work-based learning and mentoring programme to its young residents. The trail-blazing three year programme has now been extended by a further year thanks to grant funding… Read more »


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Cast your vote here! WorkingRite is delighted that our application to the RBS Skills and Opportunities Fund has been shortlisted for the first round of assessment – a public vote. Supporters of WorkingRite can vote via the bank’s designated website http://skillsandopportunitiesfund.natwest.com/vote/vote-within-region-south-east.html. It’ll take less than a minute, and you don’t have to enter your name… Read more »


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We are absolutely delighted to have won an award at the 2014 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration. Our Edinburgh Pioneers project was entered into the Preparing for Employment category, sponsored by Skills Development Scotland. We’re very proud of the WorkingRite Pioneers programme, helping young people furthest removed from the labour market improve their chances of securing… Read more »

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WorkingRite is extremely proud to be nominated for two upcoming awards: The Herald Society Awards in November and The SURF Awards in December. We are nominated for our innovative WorkingRite Pioneers youth employment programme piloted in Edinburgh over the past 12 months, thanks to support from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. The WorkingRite Pioneers programme was created to reach young people… Read more »