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Renfrewshire

Where you will find us in Renfrewshire

  • Paisley Careers Centre

    1st Floor Causeyside Street

    27 Causeyside Street

    Paisley

    PA1 1UL

    Tel: 0141 849 0942

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

  • Paisley Careers Centre

    Skills Development Scotland Centre, The Russell Institute

    30 Causeyside Street

    Paisley

    PA1 1UN

    Tel: 0141 849 0942 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm and Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm

Key data from Renfrewshire

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we have supported a number of employers and 123 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 1,386 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 474 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 64.4% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Renfrewshire is 78.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 2,588 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 2,031 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 8,531 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 81% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,485 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 768 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 7,447 16-19 year olds in Renfrewshire 94.7% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 70 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 57 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 43 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £8.6m in the local area.

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