We run a variety of activities, groups and events for young people. If you want to join a youth group, develop your personal and social skills, meet new people, gain confidence and enjoy yourself, please get in touch!

You can find out what's on in your area or visit the Young Scot website.

Taking part in a nationally recognised award can help you develop loads of new skills and experiences and it will look great on your CV, job applications or college and university applications.

For more information contact CLD@northlan.gov.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NLCYouthwork

lauren.burns@samh.org.uk kirstine.hughes@samh.org.uk

Click on the video above to find out more about the college or click here to check out the courses available to you

Applications are open for full time and part time courses starting in August 25

Applications are open for full time and part time courses starting in August 25

Applications are open for full time and part time courses starting in August 25

Applications are open for full time and part time courses starting in August 25

• Soft skills and confidence building training

• Employability skills training – CVs, interview skills, effective job hunt

• Hospitality related certified e-learning

• Hospitality related accredited qualifications

• 121 mentoring and coaching

• Guaranteed interviews with hospitality employers recruiting now

  
  

  For more info contact Emma Toal - emmat@springboarduk.org.uk

Relationships, Children, Home, Health & Wellbeing, Education, Training & Work, Money.

For further information please check out our website: Changing lives, challenging poverty - One Parent Families Scotland

contact email: Peita-Anne.Paterson@opfs.org.uk 

Free Employability programme - re-engaging 16-24 years olds with experience of the criminal justice system to help them towards a more positive future.

• https://www.rangerscharity.org.uk/community-programmes/cashback-towards-new-futures/      (RCF Website – Cashback Information)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3snDjpx69bs      (YouTube Video – needs to be updated but plenty of info)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qvM3Xb65ug    (Case Study Video – Liam Story)

promote independence e.g. driving lessons, computer equipment.

Project Ability - Open to clients who have recently completed Project Search. 1 year employability programme for people with learning disabilities or Autism. Each client undertakes a placement within NLC or a partner agency and are fully paid. There 5 places available each year.

Offer work placements and have well established employer links.

This website holds information, guides, and the contact details for the supports and services in North Lanarkshire that are there to help young people to prepare for leaving care and to support them in adulthood as care leavers. Click on the image above to go directly to the Education, Work and Skills Development page to find out what is available to you.

To support Care Leavers when registering, we would ask if they live outside Glasgow to use the postcode G4 0PX and select Martyrs School as the address - this will allow the candidate to get past the postcode checker and we can manually change their address once we receive proof of their outside Glasgow address. If they are a school leaver, they can select their school from the dropdown list. If they are unemployed/underemployed, they should select their referring agency.

If the referral is made by a Social Work project e.g. Launchpad, we can use this to verify the person is a care leaver. If a non-Social Work project refer e.g. SDS, we would ask for an email to be sent to guarantee@glasgow.gov.uk from their Social Worker to confirm they are under GCC care services. The young person should tick they are care experienced when registering so we know whether to check for this or not.

Proof of address and proof of right to work would still be required to be uploaded.

We hope this workaround will ease the registration process for Care Leavers, however if you come across any issues please just get back in touch and we will do everything we can to support the young person to get an account. guarantee@glasgow.gov.uk

Routes to Work offer employability support through the Project.  Click on the image to go directly to the ROOTS webpage to hear from young people who have taken part in the programme.

North Lanarkshire’s vision is for all children and young people to achieve their full potential. The Virtual School is a small multi-disciplinary team, created to deliver an intensive service supporting children and young people who are care experienced.

The twin priorities of the Virtual School are:

• to improve the health and well-being of care experienced children and young people, and

• to improve the educational attainment of care experienced children and young people

I support care experienced young people to champion, challenge and change how North Lanarkshire cares for its Care Experienced Community as part of North Lanarkshire Champions Board. For more information contact Laura at lcampbell@whocaresscotland.org

https://www.whocaresscotland.org/

Click the image above to find out more about the career support available or click here to visit the SDS My World of Work website.

Please speak to your school Careers Adviser or contact a local centre.

Bellshill - please call Coatbridge or Motherwell

Coatbridge - 01236 757400

Cumbernauld - 01236 373 660

Motherwell - 01236 265578

Click on the image above to find out more and how to refer a young person.

We are the UK's leading charity dedicated to preventing gaming and gambling harms among young people.

Our work bridges the critical knowledge gap between young people's digital lives and the adults who guide them. We believe in harm prevention through education, empowering the people who can make a real difference.

Suitable for people above the age of 16 years old and living in

North Lanarkshire, we offer friendly, flexible support to help you take your next step whether that’s finding a job or building your own business. You’ll get one-to-one help from a Key Worker or

Business Advisor, who’ll work with you to find what’s right for you. For more info click the image above or contact:

Bene Briggs-McKinlay (BB)

07814061565

Bene.BriggsMcKinlay@peopleplus.co.uk

From Museum Assistants to cancer information and support opportunities, we have the right role for you. All volunteering opportunities provide full training and induction.

Get free, safe and anonymous support.

The service accepts referrals up to the young person’s 18th birthday if they are still in high school education where the young person is experiencing moderate to severe emotional, behavioural mental health difficulties.

You can also see North Lanarkshire Councils Foundation Apprenticeship and Vocational Offers by clicking here

Could you be next?

Click the image above to visit the website or click here to watch Jai Elders journey.

Please contact Alison Patterson Team Leader APaterson@routestowork.co.uk 07549121347

Click the image above to find out more about the career support available or click here to visit the SDS My World of Work website.

Please speak to your school Careers Adviser or contact a local centre.

Bellshill - please call Coatbridge or Motherwell

Coatbridge - 01236 757400

Cumbernauld - 01236 373 660

Motherwell - 01236 265578

Could you be next?

Click on the image above to access the Routes to Work Client Booklet to see the support we can offer.

Click here to visit the website.

Click here to watch Jai Elders journey.

Please contact Alison Patterson Team Leader APaterson@routestowork.co.uk 07549121347

To find what other support is available from New College Lanarkshire for Care Experienced young people click here

ALISS can help you find information about resources like:

• services that provide support for managing long term conditions

• groups that support social and community connection (e.g., local choirs, book groups, befriending)

• activities that offer opportunities for getting more active and for getting outdoors (e.g., badminton clubs, community gardens)

• practical, legal, and financial support (e.g., money advice, advocacy services)

• digital technology that can support health and social care (e.g., online forums, health related mobile apps).

To access the ALISS site click on the image above

In this section you will find information about national and local resources from a range of agencies, including advice, supports and services to assist with issues such as wellbeing, parenting, drugs/alcohol and youth activities.

• Information and advice about Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).

• Information about national and local supports for children, young people and their families.

• GIRFEC in NL helps you find the right support at the right time.

Access the website by clicking here.

• No One Left Behind (NOLB) is North Lanarkshire’s flexible, person‑centered employability programme supporting people of all ages into work.

The programme offers flexible, personalised support through 1 to 1 sessions with an Employment Co‑ordinator, access to a customer portal, a range of training opportunities, including the Employability Award, with employer engagement supporting volunteering and work placement opportunities.

For more information please contact Luke MacDonald - luke.macdonald@enable.org.uk

For more information contact Paul Fletcher - paul@achievemorescotland.co.uk

For more information please contact Clare McCormack - contact@made4uinml2.com

Each participant will receive one-to-one, and group support focused on barrier removal, skills development, and job readiness or progression, with a minimum of 10 hours of direct support per week over 12-26 weeks, alongside holistic family support.

For more information please contact Peita-Anne Paterson - Peita-Anne.Paterson@opfs.org.uk

For more information please contact

Tracey Burns, Project Manager

Tel no: 07510352769

Email: traceyataims@yahoo.com

CashBack to the Future is a pre‑Stage 1 programme for 16–19‑year‑old school leavers, or those within six months of leaving school, who require intensive support to engage with employability services. The programme is delivered three days per week over a five‑week period between July and August 2026.

Making It in North Lanarkshire is a Stage 1–2 programme supporting both young people and adults aged 25 and over. Delivery takes place two days per week from April to June, and again from September to March. Provision is delivered through separate groups, with one day focused on young people and a second day dedicated to adults, including parents and carers.

For more information please contact

Andrea Gavin, Coordinator

Tel no: 07384465576

Email: andrea.gavin@impactarts.co.uk

Engagement is achieved through creative music‑making and media‑based activities delivered in fully equipped, accessible studio facilities. These provide a motivating, safe, and flexible learning environment that supports confidence‑building, participation, and progression.

For more information please contact

John Gray - Senior Tutor 

Tel no: 01698 862860            

Email: referrals@reeltimemusic.net 

For more information please contact

Allan Oliver, Construction Training Team Leader
Tel no: 0141 771 5200 or 07507570264
Email: allanoliver@tigersltd.co.uk or office@tigersltd.co.uk

Participants take part in vocational and creative learning, including SQA qualifications, IT, music, and arts and crafts, alongside supported work experience and team‑building activities. One‑to‑one mentoring and outdoor education provide holistic support, helping young people build resilience, overcome barriers, and prepare for next steps.

For more information please contact

George Campbell, Development Manager
Tel no: 01698 811925
Email: george@focusyouthcentre.org

For more information click the link above or contact

Louise Bell - Youth & Community Coach
Tel no: 07711492676
Email: Louise.Bell@streetleague.co.uk

We understand that everyone’s journey is different. That’s why Fresh Start offers a structured but flexible support model, tailored to each person’s needs that provides one-to-one help from a dedicated Key Worker or Business Advisor, who will guide them towards sustainable employment or self-employment options.

For more information please contact

Kevin Pender - Keyworker 
Tel no: 07944789945
Email: Kevin.Pender@peopleplus.co.uk

Gordon Gardiner - Business Advisor 

Tel no: 07909928129  Email: gordon.gardner@peopleplus.co.uk                       

For more information please contact

Jeanette Smyth, Engagement Officer
Tel no: 0808 196 9180
Email: cab2careers@motherwellcab.casonline.org.uk

For more information please contact

David Ferrier, Head of Development
Tel no: 07977 432 944
Email: david.ferrier@includem.co.uk

For more information please contact

Hannah Renton Team Leader
Tel no: 07513137930                                                     hannah.renton1@enable.org.uk

For more information watch the video above, visit the website by clicking here or contacting

Lorna McInally Programme Co-Ordinator
LAMH Recycle Ltd
lorna.mcinally@lamhrecycle.co.uk

01698 264100

Participants will work towards units from the SQA-accredited Pathway Apprenticeship for Working in Childcare, while also developing essential employability and softer skills such as communication, teamwork and confidence. The programme prepares learners for progression into a work placement within a childcare setting, supporting a smooth transition into further training or employment in the childcare sector.

For more information please click here or contact

Rossana Houston, Head of Centre
Tel no:  01698355728
Email: rossanahouston@qualitasinternational.com

Participants are supported through one‑to‑one, in‑person sessions with a dedicated Employability Specialist. They then progress to Step Up, a personal development programme incorporating activities and resources designed to build life skills, encourage positive behaviour change, and strengthen soft skills, enabling participants to feel prepared and ready to engage.

Fore more information please contact

Stuart Rankin Employment Service Manager
Tel no: 07710 432 074
Email: stuart.rankin@samh.org.uk

For more information please click here to visit the website or contact alma.donaldson@triage.net or bidtenman@triagecentral.co.uk

• Working for Families (WFF) is a targeted strand focused on parents, helping them move into, progress within, and sustain employment while increasing household income.

For more information please contact susie.paterson@motherwellcab.casonline.org.uk

Uni, college, work - or something different?

Volunteering is a powerful way to explore what you enjoy and what you’re good at.

You could support local events, work with younger children, help community projects, get involved in sport or improve green spaces.

You’ll be making a real difference while building skills employers want:  teamwork, communication, creativity and leadership.

Whatever you choose, volunteering can help you gain confidence, experience and something meaningful to add to your CV to help you keep moving forward after school.

Take a look at current volunteering opportunities: Search Volunteer Opportunities

If you want to talk to someone about how to get involved in volunteering, please email: pathways@northlan.gov.uk

The programme provides tailored, person-centred support over around 10 weeks, helping participants progress at a pace that meets their individual needs and improves their employability outcomes. For more information click the image above or contact Alma Donaldson on 07596326834 alma.Donaldson@triage.net

Routes to Work offer a variety of soft skills courses, including personal development, employability, and industry specific

routeways. Our programmes also provide learners with the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications, helping them enhance their CVs and improve their competitiveness in the job market. For more information click the image above.