Glasgow Activities
Business Partnerships
BAA Glasgow Airport
Unity Enterprise works in partnership with BAA Glasgow to provide training for young people through the passenger carer service at Glasgow Airport. The project is supported by Scottish Enterprise Glasgow Get Ready for Work and New Deal programmes. It helps young people, aged between 16-24, to move into jobs, often within the airport, further education, or college.
The trainees work together to provide a passenger carer service at Glasgow Airport. The service provides additional support to wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility. Through this service the trainees gain training and work experience in dealing with a wide range of customers in a busy environment. A variety of work experience placements are also available to the trainees within the airport environment.
Housing Support
In partnership with Glasgow City Council, Unity Enterprise provides a housing support service to individuals who are experiencing homelessness or need assistance in sustaining their current accommodation.
This service is provided in the West and North West of Glasgow covering areas such as Maryhill, Drumchapel, Yoker, and Anderston.
We offer a range of services including:-
- Information, advice, and support
- Befriending
- Supporting clients to learn home making skills
- Liaising with other agencies i.e. benefits agency, social services, GP's etc
- Making new contact with friends and family
- Settling into a new house and area
- Assist Clients with upgrading of new home
The aim of this service is to enable people to achieve and sustain independent living within the community and reduce the possibility of repeat homelessness.
The Travelling Spoon
The Travelling Spoon cafes are social enterprise initiatives. The cafes are located at two prime locations within Glasgow. One is based in the heart of Glasgow's merchant city at Trongate and the other on Byres Road in Glasgow's thriving West End.
A wide range of delicious snacks and lunches are available. The Travelling Spoon also provides a buffet service for local business meetings and events.
In partnership with Glasgow Community Planning Ltd. The Travelling Spoon run a training project for young people and for adults who have learning or physical difficulties. They are given pre vocational work experience in a busy catering environment. It helps individuals to focus on what they want to do, learn new skills and give them the confidence to move into work either directly or via further education.
By visiting The Travelling Spoon and ordering from our catering service you are supporting Unity Enterprise and allowing us to continue to fund new and existing projects throughout Scotland.
So why not pop in and let us tickle your taste buds!
The Travelling Spoon |
The Travelling Spoon |
Learn Direct Centre
Travel Options is an accredited Learn Direct Centre where trainees, staff and the public can participate in online courses.
The centre is fully equipped offering varies introductory courses including food hygiene, telephone skills, keyboards skills and much more.....
Independence Options
Independence Options is a service provided by Unity Enterprise and supported by Glasgow City Council Social Work Department. The aim of the service is to support adults with learning difficulties to enable them to achieve their full potential within their local and wider community.
This may include learning the skills required for living independently in their own home and/or gaining and sustaining paid employment. We offer a range of options in a supportive learning environment and encourage individuals to make real choices and meet new challenges. Unity Enterprise promotes independence as the intended outcome from the opportunities. We encourage the use of ordinary settings and services to widen the opportunities for new experience and valued relationships.
Support is provided in four different areas:-
- Employment
- Education
- Leisure and Recreation
- Personal Development
Unity Enterprise also uses the ASDAN certificated award scheme which encourages participants to work within a structured programme. ASDAN is the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network.
If you would like more information about these projects please email us at unityhq@globalnet.co.uk or call us on 0141 552 2611.
