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Highland

Where you will find us in Highland

  • Dingwall Careers Centre

    County Buildings

    84 High Street

    Dingwall

    IV15 9QN

    Tel: 01349 627 001 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

  • Inverness Careers Centre

    IV1

    Tel: 01463 385990 to make an appointment with one of our advisers at one of our community venues.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm

  • Fort William Careers Centre

    West Highland College UHI

    Carmichael Way

    Fort William

    PH33 6FF

    Tel: 01397 536 380 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

  • Portree Careers Centre

    King's House

    The Green, Portree

    Isle of Skye

    IV51 9BS

    Tel: Our Portree careers centre is open for appointments only. 01478 504 990 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance..

    Opening hours

  • Thurso Careers Centre

    KW14

    Tel: Call 01847 895 310 to book an appointment or for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

Key data from Highland

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 23 employers and 525 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of the 31 March 2024 there were 2,238 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 1,410 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 60.0% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Highland is 78.4%.

From 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 20,056 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 11,154 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 31 March 2024 of the 13,605 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 75% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 2,646 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,236 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The May 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 10,154 16-19 year olds in Highland 94.6% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 34 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 34 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 266 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £11.m in the local area.

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