Training
One Parent Families Scotland encourages and enables lone parents to believe in themselves, discover new talents, enter education, training or work and take up new opportunities.
Training for Lone Parents
Initiatives offering tailored personal development training including pre-employment support courses and in-work support.
Barclaycard Horizons programme
This was a return to work programme, sponsored by Barclaycard, for lone parents living in Glasgow. Please note this programme is not currently running.
Marks & Start Lone Parents Return to Work Programme
The Marks & Start return to work programme offers lone parents in Edinburgh and the Lothians pre-employment training and a work placement in conjunction with M&S.
The Marks & Start Programme is not currently being run in Edinburgh. If you are interested in this course for lone parents, please contact Gingerbread at www.gingerbread.org.uk
Training for Practitioners
OPFS offers a courses on a range of topics to practitioners working with lone parents.
Overview of training for practitioners
One Parent Families Scotland has a long track record of providing training to the statutory and voluntary sectors and to lone parent groups.