Skill ForwardRegistered

The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 the advancement of education, by providing free learning programmes, workshops and short courses in digital, workplace and life skills (including literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and preparation for recognised qualifications), particularly for people who face barriers to education, training or employment. 4.2 the advancement of education by promoting digital inclusion, through teaching people who are digitally excluded, or at risk of being so, to use technology safely and confidently in everyday life, learning and work. 4.3 the prevention or relief of poverty, by helping people who are experiencing, or at risk of, financial hardship to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to find and keep work or to increase their income. 4.4 the advancement of citizenship and community development, by building the skills, confidence and participation of people living in disadvantaged communities, including through volunteering and peer mentoring. 4.5 the relief of those in need by reason of age, financial hardship or other disadvantage, in particular young people aged 13 to 25 at risk of disengaging from education or employment, people who are long-term unemployed, people who have recently settled in Scotland (including refugees) and people with few or no formal qualifications, by providing mentoring, guidance and referral to other sources of support.