St Mirren Chief Executive, Tony Fitzpatrick, has encouraged job seekers in Renfrewshire to "give it a shot" and sign up to new employment service, Fair Start Scotland.
The new initiative is designed to help get at least 3,400 people currently out of work across Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire the skill they need to help them move towards work.
Fair Start Scotland will be delivered throughout the west of the country by leading social enterprise, the Wise Group, which launched its delivery of the service in Paisley today.
St Mirren CEO, Fitzpatrick, said: “St Mirren is a club that prides itself on being right at the heart of the local community so it is great to see an initiative like this that will really benefit the people of Renfrewshire. I hope as many of them as possible sign up to give themselves the best chance of finding work.”
Wise Group CEO, Sean Duffy, Said: "We want to give job seekers the best chance of getting, and then keeping, real and meaningful employment. We believe Fair Start Scotland gives them the ideal opportunity to do so by focusing on the needs and aspirations of each person.
“Choosing to take part in Fair Start won’t put people’s benefits at risk while local employers can also gain through training programmes and work placements that meet their recruitment needs."
The Wise Group has more than 35 years of experience in supporting people to change their lives and their communities, and will work with a number of partners to deliver Fair Start Scotland including ENABLE Scotland, Project Scotland, Enterprise Mentoring, SALUS, Street League, Community Renewal, The Lennox Partnership, Working Links and The Venture Trust.
