SSE Renewables powers Perth and Kinross out of pandemic with its Sustainable Development Fund
11 Apr 2022
The SSE Renewables Sustainable Development Fund in Perth and Kinross has awarded more than £240k to six transformational projects across the region to help communities recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
One recipient project is Career Ready which received £38k to help deliver a three-year skills development project across Perthshire, preparing S5 and S6 students for work amid and beyond the pandemic.
"The pandemic has been challenging for many people throughout Perth and Kinross but particularly for young people in their final years at school. So, we have prioritised projects that support those who are starting their journey from school to work.
Lord Jack McConnell Chair of the Sustainable Development Fund
It is our strong desire that these funds, which predominately come from the SSE Renewables Calliachar Wind Farm, help communities in Perth and Kinross to bounce back from the effects of the past two years"
"We’re very pleased to have been successful in our application and look forward to our growing work with employers across Perth & Kinross to get young people in the region ‘career ready’ - so to speak!
Anne Wexelstein Director of Career Ready in Scotland
The support from the SSE Renewables Sustainable Development Fund will help us get between 80 and 100 school students, each year of the programme, onto pathways that take them into good jobs and careers, whilst building the confidence to sustain them.
The funding will also help us to coach mentors so that they can adapt to the challenges and embrace the opportunities that the pandemic presents for students they are supporting"