Unlock Employment

EDM number 1577 in 2017-19, proposed by Chris Stephens on 04/09/2018.
Categorised under the topic of Employment.

That this house notes the work of Unlock Employment, based in Govan, Glasgow, a social enterprise and community-based organisation which seeks to help the disadvantaged in the community, be it the unemployed or under-employed, into employment; supports its delivery of its people based services across employability, skills and training, including reliable solutions to support people to obtain real employer-led skills, information, advice and guidance, job opportunities, vocational training, as well as a comprehensive in work support service; recognises the specialised work they do to support ex-offenders who are seeking help into employment including a range of services aimed at empowering its clients to change their own lives for the better; praises them for the work they carry out to support local organisations with advice and practical solutions so they are better able to deliver employability guidance for their clients; congratulates Unlock Employment on being shortlisted for the finals of The Great British Entrepreneur for Good Awards 2018; and wishes them every success in the final towards the end of the year.

This motion has been signed by a total of 11 MPs.