Aberdeen City
Key data in Aberdeen
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 16 employers and 761 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 31 March 2025 there were 1,246 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 796 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 59.9% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Aberdeen City is 77.1%.
From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 we delivered 13,931 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 8,894 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 31 May 2025 of the 10,938 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 66% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we delivered 3,253 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,263 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 7,542 16-19 year olds in Aberdeen City 91.0% were in education, employment or training and personal development.
We work with local partners to support Foundation Apprenticeships.
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Key resources and services
Equality Summary
A summary of National Training Programme (NTP) Equality data for Aberdeen city.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
Jane Gibson and Jennifer Noble are your PACE local chairs. Jane can be contacted on 01224 024824 and Jennifer on 07909 099594 or 01779 595028.
Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs)
The purpose of the RSAs is to provide a robust evidence base to support partners in strategic skills investment planning.
