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City of Edinburgh

Key data from Edinburgh

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 29 employers and 1,117 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of the 31 March 2025 there were 2,265 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 1,604 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 51.3% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Edinburgh, City of is 80.4%.

From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 we delivered 27,587 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 17,363 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 31 May 2025 of the 23,372 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 79% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we delivered 5,717 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 2,694 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 16,026 16-19 year olds in Edinburgh, City of 93.0% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

We work with local partners to support Foundation Apprenticeships.

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