ABZ WORKS
Your route to skills, training and work.
“We are progressing well through the Enterprising New Parents project and I can’t believe how much drawing and development everyone has got done. The participants have been working hard to create coherent characters and engaging narratives for their chosen learning resources, which in turn will benefit their children through a shared experience of reading their …
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve recently been awarded the ABZ Works Certificate of Achievement by the esteemed Lord Provost. My journey with ABZWorks has been nothing short of transformative. It all began with securing the role of Financial Assistant at Aberdeen Foyer, which provided me with invaluable experience and paved the way for completing …
Along with Creative Learning Aberdeen, we’ve launched an exciting new project for unemployed Aberdeen parents and carers with little tots. Artist Rosa Eisenberg will lead Enterprising New Parents, giving mums, dads, and carers the chance to gain some first hand creative learning experience, build their skills, take a step closer to employment- or self-employment and …
Tracey Johnston will be leading our Enterprising Communities Project. Here’s some information from Tracey about herself and this exciting new project: I am delighted to be the lead creative practitioner for the new Enterprising Communities Pilot in conjunction with ABZWorks and Creative Learning. I will have the wonderful opportunity of guiding a group of budding …
ABZWorks has something for everyone in Aberdeen who’s looking for help to get into work, from computing for absolute beginners, to industry skills and even in-work support to help you settle in and keep your job. We’re working with partners across the city to make sure you can get the help you want and need, …
My name is Sam, I’m a graduate intern in Aberdeen City Councils employability team. My degree was in psychology, which I graduated with in 2021, after which I spent just over a year travelling and re-connecting with people I had lost contact with during my time at university and the pandemic. After this time I …
Neha joined as a PESF client in August 2021 through self-referral. Initially Neha just wanted help to find a job as she had been out of the workforce for a number of years raising her children but she felt it was the right time to get back to work. She had previously lots of retail …
A new jobs scheme to address the skills shortages in the health and social care sector has been launched in Aberdeen. Developed by Aberdeen City Council’s employability service, ABZWorks Cares offers a 12-week work experience placement, paid at real living wage rate, to eligible unemployed city residents. There is a guaranteed job interview for those …
A jobs fair for refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced people marked a Scottish first for Aberdeen. More than 220 New Scots attended the ABZWorks and Refugee Employment Network (REN) jobs fair, which was delivered in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and supported by EY and Skills Development Scotland. Although REN had …
Hi there, I’m Andrea Howard, a project co-ordinator with the Creative Learning Team. Part of my job is to organise classes for ABZWorks. We deliver one-to-one or small group creative workshops, enabling and empowering people in Aberdeen to improve their personal and employability skills. We work with people who have an interest in art …
