Job seeker Training

Search for a training course to help you gain new skills and start your ideal job. New course dates are added regularly.

Including Capital City Partnership's Vocational Training Framework. Giving industry-recognised qualifications and insight along with support to get a new job.

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VTF IT Bootcamp – IT Support with Cyber Security

Want to launch your career in cyber security but don’t have IT experience or know where to start?

VTF have partnered with Generation UK for a 9-week, full time, free online training course. It has been developed in partnership with Microsoft.

Starts 30th October – Apply now!

VTF IT Bootcamp – IT Support with Cyber Security

Retail and Customer Service Course – Christmas Edition

Are you 16 to 24 years old and looking for a job?  Join our free training course offering accredited training and the support you need to get a job at Fort Kinnaird.

Starts 25th September – Apply now!

Retail and Customer Service Course – Christmas Edition

VTF Transferable Skills in Business – September

Free business course to upskill with a range of transferable skills. Work towards industry recognised certificates and an interview with recruiting employers.

Starts 25th Sept – Apply now!

VTF Transferable Skills in Business – September

Prince’s Trust Courses

The Prince’s Trust is a youth charity that helps young people aged 11 to 30 get into jobs, education and training. They offer courses to build your confidence, help you get a job or support you to start a business.

August and September courses include:

Get Started in Health & Social Care
Get Started in Songwriting with Mindwaves
Get Started in Sustainability with Greener Kirkcaldy
Get Into Retail with Boots
Get Into Retail with Inditex

Prince’s Trust Courses

Retrofit Advisor Bootcamp

Start your career in the fast-growing green sector with Generation’s free online Retrofit Advisor bootcamp.
Working in retrofit means becoming a sustainability guru –delivering consultations over the phone and via email, providing customer support and advice to people and organisations going through (or considering) the process of making their buildings more eco-friendly.

This programme starts in August, book by the 30th June!

Retrofit Advisor Bootcamp

Springboard Programmes

Unemployed and looking to work in hospitality? Springboard run free training programmes working with the likes of Barclays Life Skills and Diageo.

Springboard Programmes

Edinburgh College Courses

See what you can expect at Edinburgh College.

Edinburgh College Courses

Fife College Courses

Over 400 courses on offer at Fife College to cover a range of skills.

Fife College Courses

West Lothian College

A range of courses from West Lothian College.

West Lothian College

Edinburgh College Green Skills Training

Green Skills training at Edinburgh College is delivered at the Renewables and Energy Efficiency Training Centre on the Granton Campus

Edinburgh College Green Skills Training

The Bike Station Skills Development

Skills development training courses designed to improve you or your organisations cycling and mechanical skills.

The Bike Station Skills Development

SRUC Courses

Scotland’s Rural Collage aims to be at the heart of a sustainable natural economy. Find green courses or see what the student experience is like.

SRUC Courses

Borders College Green Skills Training

The courses cover key areas and combine online learning with onsite practical elements. Ensuring you gain the skills and qualifications employers value.

Borders College Green Skills Training

Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (CSCS Card) Training Courses

Get your CSCS card in 2023! Community Renewal: Next Step Edinburgh offer three one-day training courses in February/March for anyone unemployed and interested in getting a job in construction.

Health and Safety in a Construction Environment (CSCS Card) Training Courses

Young Enterprise Scotland and Accenture Digital Skills

Helping young people across Scotland develop the skills they will need for the future job market.  Whether you’re looking for a new job or want to start your own business, digital skills are the key to success.

Get ahead by improving your digital skills, for free!

Young Enterprise Scotland and Accenture Digital Skills

Construction Innovation Scholarships

Construction Innovation Scholarships, funded by the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre and the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, are available to meet the costs of postgraduate fees.

Construction Innovation Scholarships

HCI Skills Gateway scholarships

To help those working towards a career in Housing, Construction and Infrastructure, the School of Engineering offer Masters Scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic session. Funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

HCI Skills Gateway scholarships

Introduction to Construction Skills

A course for school leavers to learn health and safety skills, manufacturing carpentry and joinery products. Includes workshop-based ativities, ideal if you’re thinking of a carpentry or joinery career.

Introduction to Construction Skills

Future Skills: Vehicle Maintenance and Accident Repair

Introductory knowledge and skills in the Automotive Engineering disciplines of light vehicle maintenance, accident body repair and vehicle paint repair. Students will also learn about electric vehicle technology and how it is enhancing the automotive industry.

This is a short full-time course (18 weeks) taught at Edinburgh College Sighthill Campus.

Future Skills: Vehicle Maintenance and Accident Repair

Access to Industry Courses

Free courses delivered in partnership with Edinburgh College. Subjects include employability skills, data skills, construction skills and a wide range of other skills. Dates are available throughout the year.

Access to Industry Courses

Data Driven Innovation at Edinburgh College

Free data science courses funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

Data Driven Innovation at Edinburgh College

Data Driven Innovation at Borders College

Data science skills courses including Digital Support for Ukrainians. Free courses funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

Data Driven Innovation at Borders College

Data Driven Innovation at Fife College

Develop your digital skills with free data science courses funded by the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

Data Driven Innovation at Fife College

VTF Digital and Creative Academy

A free one week course to gain Digital and Creative sector recognised certificates. Followed by a guaranteed interview.

VTF Digital and Creative Academy

VTF Construction Academy

Looking for a career in construction? Earn useful certificates and receive support to help you look for a job with our free course.

VTF Construction Academy

VTF Warehouse and Logistics Academy

This free two week course helps you gain Warehouse and Logistic sector recognised certificates, with the option of a guaranteed interview with a recruiting employer.

VTF Warehouse and Logistics Academy

VTF Hospitality Academy

A free two week course offering skills training and Hospitality sector recognised certificates. Followed by a guaranteed interview.

VTF Hospitality Academy

VTF Business and Finance Academy

A free one week course to gain Business & Finance sector recognised certificates. Followed by a guaranteed interview.

VTF Business and Finance Academy

VTF Retail Academy

Looking to start a career in retail? Our free course gives you an industry-recognised qualification. All trainees will get a guaranteed interview with recruiting employers.

VTF Retail Academy

VTF Health and Social Care Academy

With our free course you can retrain or start your first Health and Social Care role, helping you to help others.

VTF Health and Social Care Academy

VTF Early Learning and Childcare Academy

Are you good with children? Start your career with our free Early Learning and Childcare Academy. Register interest for future dates.

VTF Early Learning and Childcare Academy

Data Skills Credits for Individuals

Data Skills for Work offer Data Skills Credits for Individuals. Get up to £500 to learn or improve new data skills with a wide range of data courses. Future proof your career and gain the skills and confidence to work with data.

Applications are now closed. Sign up to the mailing list to hear about future opportunities.

Data Skills Credits for Individuals