Community Learning & Development – Learning & Skills

The Council is responsible for providing a wide range of learning opportunities to adults, community groups and young people in a variety of different formats, throughout East Dunbartonshire. The service encourages the development of core skills, social inclusion and active citizenship throughout all aspects of learning provision in partnership with other departments and agencies. We aim to provide a positive learning experience for all our learners.

We offer community capacity support and community development to our priority areas, including Auchinairn, Hillhead & Harestanes, Lennoxtown and Twechar. Capacity building is the activities, resources, and support that community groups access to help them address issues which are important to them. Community development is a process where people come together to take action on what's important to them.

We also support our community groups across the whole of East Dunbartonshire in their ambitions to own and lease assets via our Community Asset Transfer Policy and support the sustainability and development of groups/organisations and community ambitions through our community grant scheme.

Our Employability and Learning Services operates on an appointment basis.

In the first instance please call 0141 777 3082 or complete our learning enquiry form below and one of our employability advisors will be in touch. Support such as help with CVs, interview skills and job search can still be provided online and by telephone or face to face by appointment.

Financial Assistance:

We offer a Lift-Off grant of £50 for those moving into employment (eligibility applies) please contact us for further information.

For further information on all adult learning, employability opportunities or the Lift-Off grant please complete our electronic form.

Adult Learning and Employability

The main areas of the service include:

Community Learning courses
Improving employability skills
Improving literacy and numeracy skills
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Current adult employability and learning opportunities

Learning opportunities currently include:

Literacy and numeracy support groups
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Preparing for work
Employability Support