Grant from North and Leith Development Committee

North and Leith Development Committee have awarded a grant worth £4,000 to the new Skilltech project at Nisus Scotland. The grant will increase the provision of childcare, travel expenses, employer visits and qualifications to black and minority ethnic (BME) people. This additional funding will especially benefit BME residents in North and Leith ward areas by increasing access to a local computer training project. The award is a welcome addition to the project’s existing funding package including European funding and a grant from the Community Fund.

Find out more about the Skilltech Project.

FlexIT Submit a Model Application to CLAN

The FlexIT application to the CLAN Challenge Fund was given a special mention at a funding surgery hosted by CLAN on 13 May at McDonald Road Library.

The event offered support to prospective Challenge Fund Applicants to enable them to progress their applications as smoothly and successfully as possible. The event was a huge success with 27 people attending.

The FlexIT application was used as a model of best practice in a session delivered by Gillian Lawrence, CLAN Training Officer. In Gillian’s own words

“The NISUS Scotland FlexIT project submitted an excellent bid in the last round, which clearly outlined how the literacies learning and support complemented the IT learning in order to increase participants’ opportunities”.

Find out more about FlexIT.

Congratulations to SummIT Trainees

The SummIT team would like to congratulate ex-trainees Ruth Riley and Frank Galbraith. Ruth has moved onto a new job as a Freelance Researcher with Simon Community in Glasgow. Frank has also moved on, to a new job as a Recruiter with Action for Employment in Edinburgh.

Find out more about SummIT.

Call to Prospective Board Members

Nisus Scotland are still keen to hear from prospective volunteer board members, male or female, with skills and experience in any of the following areas:

• Marketing/PR
• Finance
• Disability Issues
• Fundraising

If you have a background/interest in any of the above and are happy to attend approximately 8 meetings per year in your own time, please contact Laureen Campbell on 0131 554 5656 or send an email.

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