:: 4 July 2008
| June 2002 | LINKnet website - www.linknetmentoring.com was launched. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 2002 | LINKnet established a formal Partnership with City of Edinburgh Council. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 2003 | LINKnet produced a promotion video. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 2003 | Lloyds TSB consultants completed a health check on LINKnet's business plan, policies and procedures and the conditions of employment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 2003 | LINKnet established formal partnerships with Lothian and Borders Police, and Procurator Fiscal Service. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2003 | Training for Trainers in Fife was completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2003 | Alistair Christie completed writing the mentor training modules. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2003 | Jo Cliffton of Lloyds TSB Consultant Group completed a Board Directors' Manual for LINKnet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2003 | Additional training/meeting room at No 17 Guthrie Street was established | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 2004 | LINKnet was awarded Investor In People award by IIP. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2004 | LINKnet produced a Mentor resource booklet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 2005 |
LINKnet launched a series of 10 workshops for the staff and Board Directors. The representatives of other organisations were invited to take part in the workshops. A total of 50 people took part in the workshops. The first workshop was held on 03 March 2005.
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| May 2005 | LINKnet Development Officer conducted a workshop on engaging black minority ethnic people at a national conference. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 2005 | A brainstorming session on how to find mentees was held with representatives from Skillnet, Men In Mind, Africa Centre Scotland, Welcoming project, Volunteer Centre Edinburgh, The Race Equality Forum, Edinburgh Refugee Centre and Stevenson College. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 2005 | A brainstorming session on future funding for LINKnet was held with representatives from Scottish Executive, The City of Edinburgh Council, Big Lottery Fund, Edinburgh Race Incidence Monitoring Project, Global Concern, EVOC, CEMVO and Scotland Yard Play Adventure Grand. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 2005 | LINKnet wrote its new business plan for 2006-09. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2005 | Minister for Communities Malcolm Chisholm visited the project. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2006 | LINKnet held a Fresh Talent Information Session. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2006 | LINKnet held an Employability Skills workshop. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2006 | Development Officer participated in partner finding seminar for a European Project in Denmark. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2006 | The Larkin Centre in Dublin (a mentoring project) visited LINKnet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 2007 | LINKnet held it's first mentor and mentee social night. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 2007 | LINKnet held a presentation skills seminar. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 2007 | LINKnet awarded Quality Standard in Mentoring. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 2007 | At least in two occasions Learndirect Scotland got involved with LINKnet in order to help BME people. E.G. Access to Further Education event, 14/5/06 (Learn Direct and SWAP East) and Learndirect’s ‘Give it A Go!’ event in Edinburgh (17/3/07) |
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| June 2007 | LINKnet has continued to take part as a partner in LINKnet activities in promoting learning among BME people. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 2007 | LINKnet has continued to work with Careers Scotland in order to develop employability skills of BME people | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| July 2007 | Resorce Centre is opened |
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| August 2007 | So far LINKnet has worked with 3 universities extensively. Work involved dropping sessions, stalls, careers fairs, presentations, publicity and promotion through electronic media, paper publicity and sessional work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| August 2007 | LINKnet initiated and established a collective between all but one Edinburgh based BME education and employment support providers collective in order to share good practice, make referrals and do joint work. The participating organizations are, Skillnet Edinburgh, NISUS Scotland, Women Onto Work, The Welcoming, Pakistan Society, Refugee Centre, Sikh Sanjog, SWAP East and Beild’s job opportunities support project. |
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| July 2007 | LINKnet is closely linked with Black Leaders Network and attend its meeting and trainings etc in order to exchange support in developing BME communities. |
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| August 2007 | We have continued to get support from our existing partners. i.e Communities Scotland, L & B Police and procurator Fiscal service mainly in the form of getting mentors. |
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| September 2007 | We are a partner to Edinburgh University Settlement's Microbeacon newly establishes 50+ mentoring programme. |
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| July 2007 | We continue to do presentations at other voluntary sector service providers’ establishments to support their own clients | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 2007 | Work jointly with the Public Sector Academy and other council access –to – work initiatives such as joined up for jobs to engage with BME clients and help them to overcome the barriers encountered in accessing work. |
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| Nowember 2007 | Manage to launch an online forum to exchange information and also provide communication for mentees, mentors, BME organisations and other organisation. |
