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Fit For Work, volunteering litter picking on Ardrossan beach ♻️🏖️ The Fit For Work group had a great day out litter picking on Ardrossan beach, they done a fantastic job and now the beach is cleaner and safer for families, pets and wildlife 👏😄

Childcare Bootcamp took part in the first The Promise Workshop today, talking about different pillars of The Promise including connection! The group also started using their visual timetable in preparation for the young peoples work placement in local nurseries!

A big thanks to Michael from Cruden for coming along and speaking to our STEP2Work group about Cv do and don’ts!

We would like to wish all a Merry Christmas from Barnardo’s Works West! 🎄 Our service will close over the festive break and will reopen on Monday 5th January. In the link below you can find contact details for support services: mind.org.uk/information-su… See you in 2026! 🎊

A huge well done to Kyra, Logan and Ewan for passing their CSCS Test this morning 🎉🎉

Yesterday Erin and Jaymie delivered a construction session with Explore young people on all things PPE! 👷

Our Training for Work Childcare group have completed their training weeks and celebrated by completing a Christmas themed escape room! The group will start work placements this week 😊 @DYWGlasgow #allinglasgow

Erin attended Castlehead High’s careers fair yesterday to chat to young people about the support we offer in Renfrewshire ☺️ @DYWWEST @InvestinRen

Our TFW Customer Service group in Glasgow have now completed training! Young people met the team from the Glasgow Commonweath Games to learn about volunteering opportunities as well as completed their level 2 customer service qualification! 😁👏 @DYWGlasgow #allinglasgow

This week is Scottish Careers Week! Our Service Manager, Jane is at the North Ayrshire Employability Awards ✨

The group all then completed manual handling training the following day, helping the group upskill ahead of work placements! We are looking forward to Michael’s final input following work placements which will be a Mock Interview Session.

Thank you to Cruden and their inputs with our STEP2Work group this week. Michael from Cruden came and delivered a CV workshop with the group, covering all things CV’s and do’s and don’ts!

A warm welcome to our newest STEP2Work group! We are on week 2 and so far they are doing great 😁

Jaymie and Arran are at the Garnock Valley Jobs Fair! Come along and say hi 👋

🌍 World Mental Health Day 2025 💚 This year’s theme is about making sure everyone can get help — even in the toughest times. Support is available if you need it. Organisations who can offer support ⬇️ young.scot/get-informed/w… #WorldMentalHealthDay

Thanks to Michael from Cruden Building for coming along to complete mock interviews with our STEP2Work group!

🌟Are you interested in a career in childcare? Our childcare training for work in course in Glasgow may be for you! Spaces still available, full details including contact info below ⬇️ #allinglasgow

We would like to introduce Jaymie, our new Project Worker in North Ayrshire! Welcome to the team 😊

Our Step2Work group celebrated the end of training weeks with an afternoon bowling 🎳 ahead of work placements next week!

This morning as part of Renfrewshire Employability Month we hosted an open day for our LEP partners, ran by our current STEP2Work group. Thanks to those who came along and well done to our young people 😊