Our Mission, Aims & Values
Our mission is to help young people in South Lanarkshire on their journey towards the world of work by providing advice, guidance, training, qualifications and support.
We believe that everyone deserves the chance to live a good life and realize their potential. We want to help alleviate poverty and provide opportunities for the local community. We can empower you with the skills and self-belief you need to enter the world of work.
Confidence in our own abilities is just as important to develop as our skills. Self belief and self reliance can help us achieve anything.

The charitable purposes of Skills Exchange SCIO are:
To advance education by assisting individuals who through their social, personal or economic circumstances are in need of and unable to gain employment; by providing them with worthwhile and realistic advice, support, training and work experience to develop their skills and ability to find and sustain work and earn a living; to develop their life and social skills with a view to becoming responsible citizens; to help them achieve their full potential.
To provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages by the provision of support, advice, training and skills development as these combined will assist with obtaining paid employment.
Our Aims are :
To expand horizons
To realise potential
To develop self-worth
To support people in a nurturing and caring environment
To encourage and empower young people
To provide individualised support and needs-led provision