This downloadable resource contains detailed information on the types of English classes available, the key issues for Community Sponsorship groups when supporting refugees to access English classes, and advice on how your group can support language learning. Download Community Sponsorship groups in Scotland may find that the ESOL provision in the nation differs from other nations….
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Experts by Experience: setting up your own business
Setting up their own business is the ambition of many refugees welcomed to the UK. While route to entrepreneurship isn’t easy or short, it is also far from impossible as demonstrated by Basel. We met with him on Zoom to talk about his business – ZR Tiling Services, his passion for his work, the support he…
Sources of funding for training and education
Refugees who wish to go back to the profession they held before they arrived in the UK are likely to require some additional training or may need to get a qualification. Carrying out the role they used to do may be very difficult if they don’t speak English and re-training is the best way to…
Working with Jobcentres
All adult refugees who are resettled via Community Sponsorship will be entitled to claim benefits, and as a Community Sponsorship Group, it’s recommended that you find out as much as possible in your research to complete your application form. You will be working in the abstract (you won’t know the composition or size of the…
CV writing and applying for jobs
The refugees you support will need help to understand the job-hunting process in the UK. This is the case despite previous work experience since hiring practices vary by country. You should bear in mind the concept of an online application or CV and cover letter could be new to them, and you may need to…
Developing literacy with refugees
As part of your application, you will have thought through the educational support that you will be offering to a resettled family. For children and young people, this will be via the school registration process in your area and for adults, this will be via the provision of ESOL classes and informal opportunities to learn English. …
Employment support in Scotland
Scottish Refugee Council can offer refugees support and advice on employability. They also work with employers such as Greggs, Starbucks and others to support refugees with short training courses which provide people with: An understanding of the UK job marketWhere to look for workIdentifying transferable skillsCreating CVsAdvice on completing application forms and the application processInterview…
Interview preparation
In many countries the process of applying for and getting a job is very different to the UK. This is particularly true for the interview stage of an application when you have to present your skills, ‘sell’ your experience and strengths. This may be completely new to some and initially quite uncomfortable. Remember that some refugees…
Supporting refugees to access higher education
Many refugees arriving to the UK may have had plans to study at University before their lives were upended and they were resettled. They may also now see this as a remote or unlikely possibility, because of lost years of education, their age, or feeling that the language barrier is insurmountable. Getting a place at University…