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Argyll and Bute

Where you will find us in Argyll and Bute

  • Campbeltown Careers Centre

    40 Hall Street

    Campbeltown

    PA28 6BZ

    Tel: 01586 552 795 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

  • Dunoon Careers Centre

    Queen's Hall

    9 Argyll Street

    Dunoon

    PA23 7HH

    Tel: 01369 566 990 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

  • Helensburgh Careers Centre

    JobCentre Plus

    5-7 Charlotte Street

    Helensburgh

    G84 7PH

    Tel: Our Helensbrugh careers centre is open. 01389 761421 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Tuesday 2 pm - 4 pm

  • Islay Careers Centre

    Islay High School, Flora Street

    Bowmore

    Isle of Islay

    PA43 7JY

    Tel: 01496 545 990 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Monday and Tuesday 9 am - 4.30 pm and Wednesday 9 am - 1 pm

  • Oban Careers Centre

    114 Albany Street

    Oban

    PA34 4AG

    Tel: Our Oban careers centre is open for appointments only. 01631 564 697 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

Key data from Argyll and Bute

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we have supported a number of employers and 18 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 554 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 193 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 67.4% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Argyll & Bute is 72.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,361 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,169 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 2,723 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 79% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 278 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 172 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 3,156 16-19 year olds in Argyll & Bute 95.6% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 9 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 6 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 78 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £3.m in the local area.

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