Coalfields trust gives Lochgelly jobs training cash boost
25 Feb 2010The Trust has awarded Adam Smith College £31,000 towards staff and student costs in running the Step up to Retail and Step up to Care courses.
Nicky Wilson, Scottish Trustee of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust said: "Helping people from former mining communities into work is one of our key priorities, and these courses will give a lot of young people the skills they need to find and keep a job.
"The courses will be particularly welcome in view of the high unemployment levels."
Official figures show Fife's unemployment rate is running at a four year high with 10,766 people claiming Jobseekers Allowance in January and 16 people chasing every vacancy compared with 11 per job in December.
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