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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 31 December 2022 we have supported 6 employers and 107 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 30 December 2022 there were 1,422 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 30 December 2022 we supported 744 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 59.8% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Renfrewshire is 75.6%.

From 1 June to 31 December 2022 we delivered 7,440 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 4,669 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As of 31 December 2022 of the 10,354 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 77% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 we funded 252 Employability Fund starts.

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we delivered 1,775 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 885 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2022 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 6,746 16-19 year olds in Renfrewshire 93.3% 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 2020-21, 45 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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