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Press Releases

  • Modern Apprenticeship Ambassadors
    24 May 2013
    SDS press release, Modern Apprenticeships, Events

    SDS has announced the launch of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors programme, helping to boost apprenticeship opportunities across Scotland.

  • Modern Apprentice of the Year
    20 May 2013
    SDS press release, Modern Apprenticeships, Events

    The search for the brightest and best in the class of 2013 is on as Scottish Apprenticeship Week gets under way.

  • Young people ready for work
    1 May 2013
    SDS press release, Certificate of Work Readiness

    Scottish business is backing a new employer assessed work-based qualification to help young people prove they are ready for employment.

  • Apprenticeship potential revealed
    1 May 2013
    SDS press release, Modern Apprenticeships, Events

    BT chief calls on fellow business leaders to hire young people as new figures show 88% of firms don’t offer modern apprenticeships

  • Scottish employers support investment in skills to increase business efficiency
    15 April 2013
    SDS press release, Our Skillsforce

    Four out of five employers support investment in staff training according to a new survey.

  • Angela Constance MSP. Damien Yeates, and students at staff at Tennent's Academy
    25000 Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland
    11 April 2013
    SDS press release, Modern Apprenticeships, All Scotland

    The job prospects of 25,000 people in Scotland have been significantly improved by taking up a Modern Apprenticeship (MA) opportunity.

  • Apprentices highly rated by employers
    19 March 2013
    SDS press release, Modern Apprenticeships

    Three quarters of participating Scottish employers view Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) as being important to their business, according to a new survey published today.

  • Cover of the Skills Investment Plan for Tourism
    Skills Investment Plan for Tourism
    5 March 2013
    SDS press release, Tourism, Skills Investment Plans

    A new plan to help attract more people to work in Scotland's tourism sector and develop further skills has been launched . The plan has been developed on behalf of the Scottish Government by Skills Development Scotland, working with industry partners Scottish Tourism Alliance and the Tourism Skills Group.

  • Secondary pupils with a teacher
    Success for school leavers
    8 February 2013
    SDS press release, School Leaver Destination Return (SLDR), Youth employment

    A record 89.9 per cent of school leavers in Scotland are going into work, training or education upon leaving school according to figures collected from schools and local authorities and published by Skills Development Scotland.

  • Some of the participants in the Highland Certificate of Work Readiness pilot
    Certificate of Work Readiness pilot
    29 November 2012
    SDS press release, All Scotland, Highland

    The new employer-assessed Certificate of Work Readiness - developed by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and accredited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) - is being trialled in five areas across Scotland including the Highlands.