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• Aaron Waggoner

  Aaron Waggoner from Brechin is stepping onto the career ladder thanks to the Get Ready for Work programme delivered by Skills Development Scotland.

• ACE Winches

  ACE Winches recognises the importance of nurturing young talent. Not only does it train Modern Apprentices, it offers them local full time employment on completion of their apprenticeship.

• Adam Doig

  Adam Doig from Alloa has laid the foundations for a job in construction or mechanical engineering by embarking on the Get Ready for Work programme delivered by Skills Development Scotland.

• Amanda Mainland

  Living on Orkney meant that Amanda Mainland faced some unique challenges in completing her Modern Apprenticeship.

• Andy Wise

  At the end of 2009, a Glenrothes man was facing redundancy - now he is embarking on a move into a new sector.

• Billie Lindsay

  Irvine's Billie Lindsay has gained the confidence to become a cut above in the world of hairdressing after completing the Get Ready for Work programme.

• Buccleuch Arms Hotel

  David Smith's determination to encourage young people to look at all possibilities and learn new skills led him to embrace the Modern Apprenticeship programme.

• Caledonian Petroleum Services

  Engineering services firm Caledonian Petroleum Services (CPS) realised several years ago that it had an aging workforce and a widening skills gap which needed urgent attention.

• Connor Fraser

  Connor Fraser, 20, from Perth had a difficult up bringing but is now on course to fulfil his dream of helping others - by combining social work and cooking.

• Darren Broadley

  Darren Broadley overcame the challenges of dyslexia and completed a Modern Apprenticeship. Now he’s ready to start a career in farm management.

• Edinburgh Pharmaceutical Processes

  Edinburgh Pharmaceutical Processes Ltd (EPP Ltd), a fast-growing contract research organisation, has recently taken on two apprentices through the Two for One life sciences initiative.

• Elizabeth Griffin

  New skills training has helped Elizabeth Griffin from Dundee face 2010 with confidence after the low of redundancy last year.

• Emma Reid

  Emma is one of the few women working in aviation engineering in Ayrshire.

• Gabriel Mukanzu

  Gabriel Mukanzu left school at 18 with three Highers and eight Standard Grades but could only find temporary employment. Then he joined the Support and Training Results in Valuable Employees programme (STRIVE) - a three week intensive job readiness programme. Through this Gabriel discovered what he really wanted to do - a Modern Apprenticeship.

• Ingenza

  Although normally only recruiting those with PHDs, Ingenza learned about a new scheme to support apprenticeships, opening the doors for school leavers.