ABZ WORKS
Your route to skills, training and work.
Young Aberdeen mum Andi was determined to learn, train, and get into work. Unfortunately, her wee girl had significant health issues which classified her as disabled and due to the level of care she needed, and hospital visits, Andi was unable to take her plans forward. But as little Brandi grew, her condition improved and …
An ambition to become a self-employed businesswoman has been realised by Aberdeen woman Andrea Stokoe, after securing funding for green skills training from ABZWorks. Andrea came to ABZWorks last year, after signing up for our Enterprising Creatives project delivered by Aberdeen City Council’s Creative Learning team. She then secured work in the creative sector, but …
ELEVEN community organisations have secured funding via the ABZWorks Development Grants Fund. The Fund focused on community-based, early-engagement employability activity to help Aberdeen residents overcome barriers to employment and move towards training, volunteering, education, self-employment or work. A broad range of support has been made available to city residents via the Fund, including confidence building, practical …
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the ABZWorks Development Grants Fund, to boost skills and employability activity in Aberdeen communities. The fund, which is now in its fourth round, offers grants of up to £10,000 to community-based and grass roots organisations in the city to help build and enhance their employability capacity. ABZWorks Development Grants …
Carrie was a long-term unemployed mum of two young children when she registered with ABZWorks in February 2024. Fast forward to today and Carrie is not only a published author with her own business, but also a full-time draughtsperson – absolutely smashing everyone’s expectations. As a Gray’s School of Art graduate, Carrie clearly has impressive …
Over the coming weeks, Laura and Christine from the ABZWorks team will be out and about across Aberdeen, meeting parents to learn more about the challenges faced when moving into work, education, or training. We’re eager to discover how we can work together to support our communities. You will also have the chance to find …
We’re Recruiting Employability Keyworkers Good employment is recognised as the most effective route out of poverty. The award-winning ABZWorks team is focused on helping Aberdeen residents into good, meaningful, and fair work. If you want to make a difference to the lives of city residents aged 16-and-up, this could be the job for you. Our …
We are seeking support from businesses to provide funded work experience placements. Using No One Left Behind monies from Scottish Government, and United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Funds from UK Government, we have created a funded package to enable city residents to enter the workforce through paid work experience placements. ABZWorks is looking for companies and …
