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Falkirk

Where you will find us in Falkirk

  • Falkirk Careers Centre

    Forth Valley College

    Falkirk Campus, Grangemouth Road

    Falkirk

    FK2 9AD

    Tel: 01324 620 311 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. The centre is closed from 12-1pm.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm and Wednesday 10.30 am - 5 pm

Key data from Falkirk

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we have supported 7 employers and 678 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 1,317 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 442 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 66.3% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Falkirk is 75.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 3,250 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 2,741 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 7,794 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 86% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,385 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 721 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 6,773 16-19 year olds in Falkirk 93.1% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 41 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 16 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 142 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £6.8m in the local area.

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