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Aaron Waggoner from Brechin is stepping onto the career ladder thanks to the Get Ready for Work programme delivered by Skills Development Scotland.
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Living on Orkney meant that Amanda Mainland faced some unique challenges in completing her Modern Apprenticeship.
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At the end of 2009, a Glenrothes man was facing redundancy - now he is embarking on a move into a new sector.
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A little support can make a big difference. See employees' confidence rise as The Big Plus helps staff to improve basic literacy and numeracy skills.
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Flexible Training Opportunities gives Scottish businesses with under 50 employees the opportunity to apply for up to £5,000 towards employee training costs
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Modern Apprenticeships and Skillseekers employee training is geared towards helping employees aged 16 to 19 to gain invaluable industry recognised accreditations, including SVQs and NVQs.
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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.
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A series of reports have been produced that describe the composition and performance of each of the key sectors of the Scottish economy. The reports also summarise key policy interventions plus known challenges and opportunities facing the key sectors.
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Skills Development Scotland services for employers include access to a range of workbooks on improving business performance through staff development.
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Having up-to-date skills is essential in today's job market. But expanding your skills needn't require a full-time commitment. Skills Development Scotland can direct you to learning opportunities that will allow you to up-skill on your own time and even advise you on what funding is available to help you do so.
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Although normally only recruiting those with PHDs, Ingenza learned about a new scheme to support apprenticeships, opening the doors for school leavers.
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Skills Development Scotland identified access to unitary authority level data as a crucial part of their information requirements. The Jobcentre Plus Performance Team has agreed to provide SDS’ Labour Market Research Team with reports at a unitary authority level.
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When Kirsty Lavalette applied for a job as a part-time travel adviser with TUI her manager immediately spotted her potential, recommending that she apply instead for a Modern Apprenticeship.
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These reports, sourced from NOMIS, contain an overview of population, employment and economic activity, earnings, jobs and information on businesses at Unitary Authority level.
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We produce weekly summary of the latest news stories affecting the labour market in Scotland. We summarise headlines on job gains, job losses, training opportunities and relevant labour market policy developments. We produce a separate report for each Skills Development Scotland region, all of which include the main national headlines.