About Us

CraigOwl Communities is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status.
The organisation was established in 2002 to address disadvantage and enable people to reach their personal and career potential by providing learning and employment opportunities
Our volunteer Board encompasses a range of expertise drawn from the voluntary and private sectors
The Management Team has a long track record of success in design & development of learning and employment opportunities.
The staff of 20+ are skilled and experienced across a wide range of themes -- IT and literacies, employability and jobsearch, personal and life skills, occupational skills and qualifications, counselling & guidance.

Improve life chances and career prospects for people who need help to overcome barriers
Provide learning opportunities in an informal but supportive environment
Develop employment opportunities to get people on the career ladder
Provide training, support and qualifications at introductory levels
Contribute to sustainable communities by helping people to live learn and work within their community.

Develop grant funded projects in local communities
Create informal but structured learning environments in community bases throughout Dundee
Develop innovative teaching & learning approaches
Work collaboratively with a wide range of public, voluntary and private sector organisations
Create social enterprise initiatives for employment opportunities and sustainability.

Unemployed people — young people and older people
Lone parents and people with families
People with health problems or disabilities
People with personal or lifestyle issues and learning barriers
Voluntary Sector Organisations & Private Sector Businesses -- staff and volunteers

Life Skills - basic ability to cope with life - cooking, budgeting, self management, communication skills
Personal Skills - self confidence and self esteem, interpersonal skills, personal presentation
Core Skills - communication skills, working with others, using numbers, problem-solving and basic IT skills
Literacy & Numeracy - gaining the reading, writing and number skills needed for everyday life and work
ICT Skills - basic use of IT for fining information on the Internet, using email, writing letters and budgeting
Occupational Skills - attendance and timekeeping, health and safety, working to instruction, working in a team
Qualifications - ECDL, REHIS Health and Safety or Food Hygiene, CSCS, Customer Service VQs
Employability - job search,. c.v, applications and letters, telephone skills, interviews

Open Doors— Hospitality & Catering Services - a new venture to provided training and work experience in a real business environment.