Midlothian
Where you will find us in Midlothian
Key data from Midlothian
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported a number of employers and 56 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 31 March 2024 there were 856 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 521 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 58.9% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Midlothian is 73.4%.
From 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 7,941 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 4,924 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 31 March 2024 of the 5,671 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 78% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 1,674 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 780 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The May 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 4,105 16-19 year olds in Midlothian 92.9% were in education, employment or training and personal development.
In 2021-22 there were 19 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 7 registered with employers based in the area.
In 2021-22, 115 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.
In 2021-22 we invested over £2.6m in the local area.
Local information
Key resources and services
Equality Summary
A summary of National Training Programme (NTP) Equality data for Midlothian.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
John McCourt is your PACE regional chair and can be contacted on 07766 464757 or 0141 468 7194.
Regional Skills Assessments
Latest regional labour market data
