Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is extra money to help you with everyday life if you’ve an illness, disability or mental health condition. You can get it on top of Employment and Support Allowance or other benefits. Your income, savings, and whether you’re working or not don’t affect your eligibility. The Citizen’s Advice website has lots […]
What is HR?
Getting your first job is an exciting time but it can also be confusing. As an employee you have many responsibilities, but so does your employer. Your employer, no matter how big or small a company, will have to follow Human Resource guidelines, and may even have a Human Resources (HR) department to manage this […]
Local Tutoring
The Big Plus is a free service that puts you in touch with a local tutor, who can help you with reading, writing or numbers. They’ll meet you in a local place, like a library or college. You’ll have a chat to decide what things you want to learn. Check out the website to see […]
Career Planning
The My World of Work website has lots of tools and resources to help you find a career which would be right for you and then develop a plan of how to reach that goal. From CV writing to funding, there’s lots of information to help you no matter where you are in your career.
Skills Explorer Tool
Register an account with My World of Work to complete a skills explorer tool to help you understand which are your best skills and the skills you need to improve on.
Which Apprenticeship is Right for You?
The Apprenticeships.Scot website has lots of information about the different types of apprenticeships available and the areas of study. There are 3 main different types of apprenticeship available: Foundation Apprenticeships – For pupils in S5 and S6. They choose this qualification as part of their subject choices and get the chance to work with employers. […]
How Do Apprenticeships Compare?
If you’re wondering how an apprenticeship compares with other qualifications, this table gives an overview of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework. You may be surprised to learn that you can complete an apprenticeship and gain a qualification equal to that of an Honours Degree and above! Download the image for a table which simply […]
Dealing with Rejection
Facing setbacks is a part of life, and no one likes rejection. If something doesn’t go to plan, rather than look at what we could have done to prevent it and what we can do to remedy it, we fall into the habit of blaming it on ourselves or our circumstances. But it is important […]
Carer’s Allowance
Carer’s Allowance is a benefit for people who are giving regular and substantial care to disabled people. Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit and forms part of your taxable income. The Citizen’s Advice website has lots of information regarding the Carer’s Allowance including who qualifies and how to apply.
The Young Carer Grant
The Young Carer Grant is a payment from Social Security Scotland. It’s paid once a year to carers aged 16-18 years, who do at least 16 hours of caring a week on average, but don’t receive Carer’s Allowance. The Citizen’s Advice website has lots of information regarding the Young Carer Grant including who qualifies and […]