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Renfrewshire

Where you will find us in Renfrewshire

  • Paisley Careers Centre

    1st Floor Causeyside Street

    27 Causeyside Street

    Paisley

    PA1 1UL

    Tel: 0141 849 0942

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

  • Paisley Careers Centre

    Skills Development Scotland Centre, The Russell Institute

    30 Causeyside Street

    Paisley

    PA1 1UN

    Tel: Our Paisley careers centre is open. Contact the local centre on 0141 849 0942 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm and Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm

Key data from Renfrewshire

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we have supported a number of employers and 123 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 1,386 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 474 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 64.4% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Renfrewshire is 78.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 2,588 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 2,031 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 8,531 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 81% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,485 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 768 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 7,447 16-19 year olds in Renfrewshire 94.7% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 70 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 57 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 43 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £8.6m in the local area.

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