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Perth and Kinross

Where you will find us in Perth and Kinross

  • Perth Careers Centre

    31-33 South St

    Perth

    PH2 8PD

    Tel: Our Perth careers centre is open. Contact the local centre on 01738 637 639 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. The centre will be closed from 12-1pm daily.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm and Wednesday 1 pm - 5 pm

Key data from Perth and Kinross

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we have supported a number of employers and 51 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 30 December 2022 there were 1,074 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 30 December 2022 we supported 512 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 61.5% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Perth & Kinross is 71.1%.

From 1 June to 31 December 2022 we delivered 5,377 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 3,419 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As of 31 December 2022 of the 7,737 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 78% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 we funded 136 Employability Fund starts.

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we delivered 1,407 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 619 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2022 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 5,148 16-19 year olds in Perth & Kinross 93.7% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 21 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 30 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2020-21, 85 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £4.3m in the local area.

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