Micro-Pathways to Employment
A free 12-week programme in Aberdeen for adults who are not currently in work, education or training. It is funded by Aberdeen City Council and delivered by MicroInterns.
This cohort is full and already running. Register and we will send you the dates for the next one.
What the programme is
Micro-Pathways applies the same idea as the rest of MicroInterns to a different group of people: finished work and demonstrable skills move someone’s employment prospects further than another round of advice does. Over twelve weeks the programme builds confidence first, then digital skills, then a real piece of project work, and helps with the application at the end of it.
- Cost
- Free, funded by Aberdeen City Council
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Sessions
- One hour online each week, with resources and one-to-one support in between
- Places
- 30 in this cohort, now full
- Location
- Aberdeen
- Who it is for
- Adults not currently in work, education or training
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How the cohort is going
Twelve weeks, in order, filled in as the cohort works through them.
Welcome, and building your personal brand
8 September 2026
The cohort met for the first time. Ailsa Stinson, founder of B is for Brand, led the session on personal brand — the first of the guest sessions that run through the twelve weeks.
Week 2 is next. It lands here after it runs.
12 weeks in all, finishing 30 November 2026.
What the weekly sessions cover
Confidence and wellbeing
Starting where people actually are. Being out of work for a while does its own damage, and the programme deals with that before it deals with a CV.
Digital skills
The everyday tools employers assume you already use, and the ones that make a job application possible in the first place.
CV and application support
One-to-one help turning what you have actually done into something an employer, and an applicant tracking system, can read.
Project-based work
Real, scoped work, the same idea as a micro-internship, so you finish the programme with something to point at rather than only a certificate.
Employment and self-employment pathways
Routes into a job, and routes into working for yourself if that fits better. Both are treated as real outcomes.
Who can join
The programme is for adults living in Aberdeen who are not currently in employment, education or training. It is free to take part, with no cost to you at any point and no qualification needed to start.
This cohort is full and has started, so there is nothing to apply to at the moment. Registering your interest puts you on the list for the next one, and we will send the dates as soon as they are set.
Register for the next cohort
Email us with your name and a line about where you are at. We will send you the dates, the eligibility detail and the application form for the next cohort.
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If you want to offer project work, a placement or a conversation to a Micro-Pathways participant, tell us. It is the same scoping conversation as a micro-internship.