LOcal council are delivering the scheme on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Young Person’s Guarantee was launched in November 2020 to protect young people from the economic impact of COVID-19. It covers a range of employability services and aims within 2 years to give all young people, aged 16-24 in Scotland, the chance to succeed through the opportunity of a job, apprenticeship, education, training or volunteering.
CNES Apprenticeship Manager, Dolina Smith said: “The Accredited Skills and Training Team prioritise getting young people in the Western Isles into education and full-time employment.
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"The additional employment opportunities and support offered to young people by the Young Person’s Guarantee is very much welcome. I look forward to working alongside the Scottish Government in the implementation of the YPG and am confident that it can make a real difference to the young people that the Comhairle engage with.
CNES Chair of Education, Skills and Children’s Services, Cllr Paul Steele, said: “We must recognise the difficult circumstances that young people in the Western Isles have faced over the last year and work to ensure that they are given a fair opportunity to succeed to their full potential.
"The aims of the Young Person’s Guarantee cannot simply remain an ambitious target, they must become a reality.
"Our young people are our future and it is absolutely vital that that they can live, work, learn and achieve all they want here in the Western Isles.”