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Innovation with a personal touch

Innovation with a personal touch helps William Andrew become a finalist in the Instructor of the Year category of Scottish Apprenticeship Awards 2024.

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Apprenticeships help Emma Rankin engineer her future

Engineer, Emma Rankin has discovered the benefits of apprenticeships, after taking one at school opened doors to another in her dream job working towards a degree qualification.

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Getting retrofit right

More than two million homes in Scotland need to make the move to low carbon heating for the country to meet net zero targets. Read more about those upskilling Scotland's workforce to meet the retrofit challenge.

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Robert challenges stereotypes in childcare

Robert’s experience highlights that career support starts in school - but it doesn’t end there.

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McTaggart apprentices smash barriers while building homes

With 80 per cent of their apprentices supported to overcome barriers to employment a social housing provider is building bright futures for those who need a helping hand – and harnessing young talent.

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Record numbers of apprentices building brighter futures at BAE Systems

BAE Systems is revitalising its Clydeside workforce with a record number of apprenticeship programmes as it moves towards creating a ‘digital shipyard’.

Milo makes winning investment with Foundation Apprenticeship

Outgoing Milo Mitchell used the experience gained on a Business Skills Foundation Apprenticeship to get a head start in his career at a top investment firm after leaving school.

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Software Graduate Apprentice Anna stands out from the Cloud

Graduate Apprentice Anna Solek joined JPMorgan Chase & Co as an apprentice software developer straight from school at 17 – and has already proven a phenomenal asset.

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Graduate Apprentice Fatima engineers £100,000 savings for employer

Graduate Apprentice Fatima Asif has helped her employer to make £100,000 in savings – and wants to inspire women to become engineers.

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BBC’s Goudham broadcasts benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships

Software Engineer Goudham Suresh went into a Graduate Apprenticeship straight from school after a Foundation Apprenticeship with Scottish Enterprise got him in the door.