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West Dunbartonshire

Where you will find us in West Dunbartonshire

  • Clydebank Careers Centre

    5 Carinthia Way

    Upper Level Clydebank Shopping Centre, Kilbowie Road

    Clydebank

    G81 2UA

    Tel: 0141 952 1454 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

  • Dumbarton Careers Centre

    32 High Street

    Dumbarton

    G82 1PQ

    Tel: 01389 761 421 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 10.30 am - 5 pm

Key data from West Dunbartonshire

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we have supported a number of employers and 40 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 835 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 270 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 68.2% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in West Dunbartonshire is 70.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 2,577 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,978 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 5,369 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 78% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,740 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 706 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 3,976 16-19 year olds in West Dunbartonshire 93.0% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 29 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 10 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 64 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £4.7m in the local area.

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