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.
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
Micro-Pathways is funded by
How the cohort is going
Twelve weeks, in order, filled in as the cohort works through them.
Welcome, and building your personal brand
1 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.
Fuel Your Future: building energy, focus and confidence
8 September 2026
Dr Monika Gostić led the second session, on the energy, focus and confidence behind a move back into work. She is a scientist, university lecturer, entrepreneur and functional nutrition practitioner, and has supported MicroInterns for years.
Confident working in the AI era
15 September 2026
John Storm led a workshop on what the future of work means in practice: how AI is changing the way organisations work, the skills employers are asking for because of it, and where each participant might want to develop. He is Capability Director at Outlander Consulting, and an educator and advisor.
From skills to opportunities: navigating your career with a product mindset
22 September 2026
Tope Anifowose led an online session on taking a product mindset to your own career: recognising the skills and experience you already have, working out where they could take you, and choosing a practical next step rather than starting again. He is a Product Manager at HM Revenue & Customs.
Breaking into global remote work: skills, trends and opportunities
29 September 2026
Shreya Mahendru led an online session on remote work as a route into a career: the difference between remote employment, freelancing and running an online business, the skills and tools in demand, where to find genuine opportunities, and how to start without traditional credentials. She is a remote work and online business evangelist, a product and operations leader and a TEDx speaker.
Building self-belief and a growth mindset
6 October 2026
Anurag Rai led an online session on self-belief and mindset when starting again or changing direction: recognising the strengths and experience you can carry forward, challenging limiting beliefs, and getting clear about the next step. He is an organisational psychologist, executive coach and trainer, and the author of five books.
Communicating with presence and awareness
13 October 2026 · this week
John Storm returned for an in-person workshop at Aberdeen Arts Centre on communication at work: how personality shapes the way each of us communicates, recognising your own style, and adapting it to different people and situations. He is Capability Director at Outlander Consulting, and an educator and advisor.
Week 8 is next. It lands here after it runs.
12 weeks in all, finishing 23 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.
Questions about the programme?
Write to hello@microinterns.co.uk and we will come back to you.
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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.