
Employment
Perhaps the most successful supported employment services in Scotland remains the North Lanarkshire team. Funded directly by the council, this is an example of something that councils’ can do well. Undoubtedly this team benefited by being led by a strong and charismatic champion of employment but it drew much of its strength from its links to other parts of the council workforce and the cooperation it could draw upon from other public, private and voluntary organisations. Having a large staff team, the service is able to both support existing employees and to find jobs for new people coming forward. Working with Project Search, it has worked to help young people to get the experience they need to help jobs. If there was an easier solution than investing in staff and…