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My Internship experience, the first step on a new journey.

By Naomi Waite | Employability and Civic Participation, Intern stories, Internships, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 12 April, 2019 | 3

Callum Hendry is completing his internship with Angus MacDonald MSP. He has written a blog about what it has been like to work at the Scottish Parliament, included the highlights and detailed the flexibility that’s made it a great place to work! Before starting the internship, I had been unemployed for 2 years. Since graduating… Continue Reading My Internship experience, the first step on a new journey.

My Experience as a Social Security Intern

By Naomi Waite | Employability and Civic Participation, Intern stories, Internships, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 29 March, 2019 | 2

Eleanor Macleod is completing her internship with The Scottish Government in the Communities Analysis Division. She has written a blog about what it has been like to work at the Scottish Government, included the highlights and detailed the adjustments that’s made it a great place to work! Panic, Fear & Dread. These were the three… Continue Reading My Experience as a Social Security Intern

This internship will shine on my CV for many years to come!

By Naomi Waite | Employability and Civic Participation, Intern stories, Internships, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 18 February, 2019 | 0

Lily Pattison interned with the Scottish Prison Service for 4 months in the Equality and Diversity Team. Lily details below about what it was like to work at the Scottish Prison Service, what her internship included and the adjustments that made it a great place to work! Working at the Scottish Prison Service over the… Continue Reading This internship will shine on my CV for many years to come!

I found my new normal and it was fantastic!

By admin | Employability and Civic Participation, Intern stories, Internships, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 22 May, 2018 | 0

Rebecca Farren interned with Neil Findlay MSP for 4 months with an Parliamentary Internship. These internships give disabled people a chance to get experience of parliamentary research and processes in the Scottish Parliament. Here she tells us about working at parliament, settling in to Edinburgh, managing PAs and adjustments in work, and where she is… Continue Reading I found my new normal and it was fantastic!

Mole’s internship blog “Thank you for joy!”

By Naomi Waite | Employability and Civic Participation, Intern stories, Internships, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 1 May, 2018 | 0

Laura Chapman, aka ‘Mole’ was an intern with Christina McKelvie MSP for the SNP from January to April 2018. She did parliamentary research on Universal Credit, speech writing and worked on a parliamentary bill about domestic abuse. Below, Mole tells us about what the internship has meant to her. Hope you enjoy the read, we… Continue Reading Mole’s internship blog “Thank you for joy!”

Everyone misses out when disabled people are excluded from the workplace – Reporting Scotland

By admin | Blogs, Employability and Civic Participation, News | Comments are Closed | 6 March, 2018 | 0

  We were featured on Reporting Scotland with two of our members who are looking for work. Despite being qualified and having lots of skills, they are coming up against barriers in the recruitment process. Dr Julie McElroy is a law graduate and has applied for hundreds of jobs. Julie recently spoke at our Summit… Continue Reading Everyone misses out when disabled people are excluded from the workplace – Reporting Scotland

First Minister to address Summit on disability employment gap

By admin | Events, News | Comments are Closed | 17 January, 2018 | 0

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, will be the keynote speaker at a major Disabled People’s Summit today looking at how to cut the employment gap between disabled and non-disabled people.   Since the beginning of the recession in 2008 the proportion of Scottish working age disabled people in employment has fallen from 48.9% to… Continue Reading First Minister to address Summit on disability employment gap

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#myworkstory campaign

By admin | Employability and Civic Participation, Engagement, News, We Can Work News | Comments are Closed | 30 November, 2017 | 0

What is the #myworkstory campaign? On Friday 1 December 2017, Independent Living in Scotland, part of Inclusion Scotland, is launched #myworkstory, a social media campaign to encourage disabled people to get talking about being themselves at work. The campaign marks International Day of Disabled People 2017 on 3rd December 2017, and will use the experiences shared… Continue Reading #myworkstory campaign

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