Skills Development Scotland

Eilean Siar

Providing you with a snapshot of key data, labour market information, the support we provide to individuals and businesses and useful local contact information for your area.

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Key data from Eilean Siar

In the last 12 months to the 31 December 2018 we supported 1 employers and 34 individuals dealing with redundancy.

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As of 28 December 2018 there were 214 apprentices in training.

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From 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 we supported 102 Modern Apprenticeship starts.

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The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Eilean Siar is 78%.

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From 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 we delivered 1,954 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 894 people through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

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From 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 340 people have registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

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From 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 we funded 26 Employability Fund starts.

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From 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 our Employer Engagement team has provided skills advice to 3 businesses.

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The 2018 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 1,039 16-19 year olds in Eilean Siar 97.6% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

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Supporting business in Eilean Siar

We help local employers in Eilean Siar make sure they have the right skills now and in the future by providing support and advice on skills, talent development and funding.

In the last nine months our Employer Engagement team has provided:

Skills support for three companies

In the last 12 months we also supported one company and 34 individuals dealing with redundancy.

Contact your local Employer Engagement Adviser Anna Dawson or visit Our Skillsforce.

Supporting partners in Eilean Siar

We work closely with schools across Eilean Siar, supporting the My World of Work aspects of the School Partnership Agreements. Your local Partner Development and Integration Executive can help with:

Delivery of the successful My World of Work School Ambassador programme
Raising awareness and building capacity amongst teachers to use all the online resources available, including the recently developed Lesson Inserts
Developing new Lesson Inserts. A simple way to link the curriculum with careers

We've also organised update and awareness sessions for local partner organisations across the Islands to embed My World of Work into their services. This has included partners delivering employability services to ensure My World of Work is place firmly at the heart of what they deliver.

Contact your local Partner Development and Integration Executive Steve Bone or visit the partner area of My World of Work.