Our performance in City of Edinburgh
Our latest briefing provides a snapshot of the work we do for individuals and businesses in City of Edinburgh.
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Key data from Edinburgh
From 1st of April 2020 to 31st of March 2021 we have supported 124 employers and 3,855 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 1st of March 2021 there were 2,064 Modern Apprentices in training. The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Edinburgh, City of is 76%.
From 1st April 2020 to 1st January 2021 we supported 657 Modern Apprenticeship starts.
In 2019-20 there were 98 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 198 registered with employers based in the area.
From 1st June 2020 to 31st March 2021 we delivered 14,422 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 7,792 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
From 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021, 7,206 people have registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2021 we funded 576 Employability Fund starts.
From 1st April 2020 to 31st March we delivered 7,684 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 2,725 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The 2020 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 13,390 16-19 year olds in Edinburgh, City of 92.4% were in education, employment or training and personal development.
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