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East Lothian

Key data from East Lothian

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported a number of employers and 142 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of the 31 March 2025 there were 841 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 543 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 61.0% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in East Lothian is 81.9%.

From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 we delivered 8,381 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 5,313 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 31 May 2025 of the 6,567 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 68% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we delivered 1,162 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 495 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 4,780 16-19 year olds in East Lothian 93.3% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

We work with local partners to support Foundation Apprenticeships.

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