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Employability training ED302

Employability training is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Education categoryand the Training subcategory.

4,634 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 2.27% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(work ?-?(support|preparation|placements?|experience)|employ(ment|ability)|unemploy(ed|ment)|entrepreneur(ial)?|activation programmes?|(labour|jobs?) market)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 1,092 1.54%
£10k - £100k 1,161 1.65%
£100k - £250k 622 2.76%
£250k - £500k 462 4.15%
£500k - £1m 356 5.10%
£1m - £10m 535 5.83%
Over £10m 79 3.50%
Total 4,307 2.22%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 3,388 1.97%
oscr 922 3.69%
ccni 324 4.62%
Total 4,634 2.27%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
BARNARDO'S [Charity number: 216250]
Barnardo's helps children and young people to be safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. We provide specialist support for children and young people, including those in and leaving care, facing mental health challenges, seeking sanctuary, at risk of exploitation and needing support accessing education, training and employment. We campaign for improved policy and attitudes towards childhood.
£340,251,582
Change, Grow, Live [Charity number: SC039861]
The objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit: 3.1 the advancement of health or the saving of lives, and the prevention or relief of poverty among: 3.1.1 people who have been, or are, or are at risk of becoming: 3.1.1.1 affected by use of or dependent on drugs, alcohol or other substances. 3.1.1.2 homeless. 3.1.1.3 imprisoned. 3.1.2 young people. 3.1.3 such other people identified by the Trustees from time to time. 3.1.4 the families, carers and dependents of such persons. (“Beneficiaries”), in particular (but not exclusively) by providing information, advice, support, services, interventions and treatment. 3.2 the advancement of education among: 3.2.1 Beneficiaries, and the relief of their unemployment, in particular (but not exclusively) by providing information, advice, support and services. and 3.2.2 the general public in relation to the experiences of Beneficiaries, in particular (but not exclusively) by conducting and promoting research, gathering and sharing data, and raising awareness. 3.3 the promotion of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit from time to time. Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word 'charitable' or the words 'charitable purposes' in force in any part of the United Kingdom.
£339,714,761
THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED [Charity number: 287785]
Shaw Trust provides services to people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged, principally to help them find employment or to develop work and independence skills.
£291,074,000
The Shaw Trust Limited [Charity number: SC039856]
The objects of the company are: (a) To relieve any person who is in need because of any disability or because of any other disadvantage resulting from unemployment, youth, age, financial hardship, ill-health or because they are offenders, ex-offenders or are at risk of offending. (b) The promotion of the health, equality and independence of disabled people. and (c) The prevention and relief of poverty. in particular by providing education, training, rehabilitation, support, employment opportunities and personal development opportunities. The company will be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.
£291,074,000
Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind [Charity number: SC038110]
' To take or promote measures for the prevention and cure of blindness in the countries and territories specified under article 4 of this our charter and for the education, rehabilitation, training and employment of the blind in those countries and territories and ' To foster collaboration among organisations concerned with blindness and its prevention and to promote and where appropriate, to participate in national, regional and international activities likely to prevent blindness and benefit the blind in any part of the world.
£283,836,000
Construction Industry Training Board [Charity number: SC044875]
For the purpose of making better provision for the training of persons for employment in any activities of the construction industry
£280,172,000
ROYAL MENCAP SOCIETY [Charity number: 222377]
Provide support and advice services for people with a learning disabilty including care and support, advocacy, housing, leisure and employment. We work to improve services, challenge prejudice and directly support people to live their lives as they choose. We offer support through our website, printed resources and helpline. Our regional advisers offer direct support by phone, email and in person.
£244,357,000
THE SALVATION ARMY SOCIAL WORK TRUST [Charity number: 215174]
The provision of supported accommodation for homeless people Older peoples housing and supportWork to help unemployed people back into workAnti-Human Trafficking workAddiction Support ServicesOutreach programmes and services to communitiesFamily tracing serviceFrontline assistance to emergency services personnel and people affected by disasters
£239,727,000
Waythrough [Charity number: 515755]
Waythrough was formed from the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. We work with people with complex, multiple needs and disadvantages and are committed to multi disciplinary working within our own teams and with external agencies. Our main areas of work focus are substance misuse, mental health challenges, residential support, families and young people, training and employment.
£165,226,000
Culture and Sport Glasgow [Charity number: SC037844]
4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 To advance education. 4.3 To advance public participation in sport which involves physical skill and exertion. 4.4 To advance health. 4.5 To promote civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 4.6 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities, where such facilities/activities are available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.7 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 To advance citizenship and community development (including urban regeneration) by harnessing the cultural and leisure assets of Glasgow, the contribution made by activities in furtherance of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7, and a range of other measures, to increase vibrancy and promote positive perceptions of Glasgow as a place to work, live, study play, visit and invest - in a common effort with other public, private and third sector partners to address issues of social, economic and physical deprivation across the City of Glasgow, including health inequalities, social exclusion and unemployment. 4.9 To advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time. through the provision of services (including those entrusted to it by Glasgow City Council) which contribute to advancing well-being (primarily the wellbeing of residents of Glasgow) including (i) the operation, management and development of museums, art galleries and other facilities which provide public access to collections of works of art, antiquities and objects of scientific interest. (ii) the development and delivery of arts and cultural activities and events, artistic programmes, scientific/research programmes and educational projects. (iii) the operation, management and development of libraries and the provision of library and archive services. (iv) the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including arrangements to facilitate access to such facilities by those on lower incomes or having special needs and to encourage wider participation in healthy exercise).(maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity)
£151,659,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
THREE13 TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE LTD [Charity number: 1113499]
Three13 uses work-based training to increase the skills, confidence and hope of local people to see social and economic transformation. Looking to prevent poverty at its root and address the health and wealth inequalities faced by those furthest from the jobs market, we deliver accredited, practical training to join the dots between their needs and needs of the communities in which they live
£533,760
Ballybeen Women's Centre Limited [Charity number: NI102040]
Education and Training: BWC delivers a broad and varied programme including essential basic skills, pre-vocational, ICT, GCSE, pre-access and other accredited courses. The programme recognises and addresses the many barriers facing women who wish to return to education/training: Low self-esteem; Accessible, affordable training/education; Flexible and relevant training/education programme; Affordable, quality childcare; Supportive learning environment. The education and training programme is targeted at women who have been out of the labour market for some time, who have little or no recognised qualifications and women who are currently in low paid employment and who are seeking to improve their employability through the acquisition of new skills and qualifications thus enhancing employability and opportunities for entry into the labour market therefore addressing the gender gap in employment. Childcare and Family Support Services: BWC operates four childcare facilities: Creche; Toddler group; Pre-school; Afterschool We also offer a comprehensive range of support services to families in need. Health Promotion: BWC delivers a comprehensive range of women’s health courses and one-off monthly health events. Peer Education Project - delivers health and personal development programmes to young people between the ages of 10-25 years. It also delivers accredited training programmes that equips young people with skills and knowledge to become volunteer peer educators within the project. The PEP operates an schools based programmes, an outreach and support programme and weekly drop-in targeting detached youth. Culture and Diversity: BWC works on a single identity, cross community and cross border basis to promote good relations and increase knowledge and awareness of culture and diversity. We deliver a broad range of programmes and activities for all age groups.
£691,426
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS CENTRE LTD [Charity number: NI107421]
The promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in Northern Ireland and in particular in North Belfast, including: the acquisition of land and establishments for the provision of training and employment opportunities for unemployed people; provision of help to unemployed people in order to find employment; provision of education, training and re-training opportunities and work experience for the unemployed and the Ardoyne population at large; provision, maintenance and improvement of recreational facilities; and provision of facilities for the development and training of local crafts and skills in the Ardoyne area. an intended positive impact from the regeneration projects on the Ardoyne community at large flowing from the improvements to the economic and social environment.
£205,810
PHOENIX FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1185418]
THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF HOMELESSNESS WITHIN THE LIVERPOOL CITY AREA, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, NOURISHMENT, REHABILITATION, SUPPORT, TRAINING, ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND MORE PERMANENT HOUSING AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
£150,101
STRIVE4PURPOSE [Charity number: 1211174]
Strive4Purpose supports rehabilitation and tackles unemployment by helping NEET young people, under privileged, ex-offenders, and those at risk of re-offending. Providing mentoring, training and work experience through a compliant Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF), participants learn to recycle, reuse and refurbish electrical equipment, building skills, confidence and clear routes into work.
MARVELLOUS INITIATIVE NETWORK (SCIO) [Charity number: SC055579]
3 The organisation’s purposes are: 3.1 The prevention or relieve of poverty for diverse Ethnic Minority women and families through initiating and facilitating support programs empowering local women and families. This is paired with advancing and delivering initiatives and programs that facilitate equal engagement and participation of diverse women and their families in the community while ensuring responsive care needs are secured and delivered equally to the diverse women: employing community advocacy support, culture and art programmes, community care initiatives, tackling isolation, exclusion, and deploying a community learning and development approach to equal involvement and empowerment, which helps advance equality, inclusion and community cohesion. The delivery of Education and training programmes in the community will enable them with knowledge and skills to volunteering, employment and education. 3.2 The advancement of health (including mental health) through developing and delivering community social care awareness programs including welfare and wellbeing advocacy surgeries, social clubs, community culture and art educational workshops, volunteering programs, physical activities and advocacy support, etc. via working in partnerships with health and community stakeholders in support of these diverse women at several levels.
DALMAR HERITAGE AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT [Charity number: 1185551]
Education , Health and Employability support for disadvantaged children and families
£116,668
WARRINGTON TOWN IN THE COMMUNITY LTD [Charity number: 1156068]
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreationTo act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25Organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:Advancing education; Relieving unemployment; 0001
£36,166
WELFARE FOUNDATION FOR EAST AFRICA [Charity number: 1143854]
To tackle unemployment issues within East African Community particularly young generation in the Northwest and East Africa in general.To support local businesses to engage with the skills required for their business to become competitive and stableTo improve productivity and sustainability of the local businessesTo support young people to have an option and follow their career paths.
Arrochar & Tarbet Community Development Trust [Charity number: SC031567]
(a) To relieve poverty among those residents of Arrochar, Tarbet, Succoth, upper Loch Long and upper Loch Lomondside which is the general area and boundaries covered by the locally elected Community Council for Arrochar and Tarbet. (The Operating Area). (b) To relieve the needs of those in the community who are disadvantaged by reason of their rural isolation in such ways as are charitable in law, including the young, unemployed, elderly, those suffering from mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment. (c) To provide in the interests of social welfare within the Operating Area facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to the public at large with a view to improving their conditions of life. (d) To advance education particularly, but not exclusively, amongst unemployed people through the provision of various forms of educational opportunities thereby contributing to the life-long learning and development of such individuals. (e) To promote training skills and opportunities of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents in the Operating Area to obtain gainful employment. (f) To promote, facilitate and support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within the Operating Area. (g) To preserve, restore and improve the environment in and around the Operating Area through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environmental and rural regeneration projects, and in doing so, to seek wherever appropriate (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefit so arising clearly outweighs any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners) to carry out works of reclamation, remediation, restoration and other operations to facilitate the use for those purposes of land whose use has been prevented or restricted because of previous use. (h) To promote for the public
£136,218