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Scottish Borders

Where you will find us in the Scottish Borders

  • Galashiels Careers Centre

    New Reiver House

    High Street

    Galashiels

    TD1 1TD

    Tel: 01896 754 884

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

  • Galashiels Careers Centre

    New Reiver House

    High Street

    Galashiels

    TD1 1TD

    Tel: Contact the local centre on 01896 754 884 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. The centre closes from 12.30-1.30pm.

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

  • Hawick Careers Centre

    12 Howegate

    Hawick

    TD9 0AB

    Tel: Our Hawick careers centre is open. Contact the local centre on 01450 372 724 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

Key data from the Scottish Borders

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we have supported 6 employers and 106 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 30 December 2022 there were 847 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 30 December 2022 we supported 419 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 49.9% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Scottish Borders is 75.6%.

From 1 June to 31 December 2022 we delivered 4,803 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 3,068 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As of 31 December 2022 of the 6,528 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 73% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 we funded 86 Employability Fund starts.

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we delivered 1,625 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 690 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2022 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 4,369 16-19 year olds in Scottish Borders 93.4% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 26 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 20 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2020-21, 32 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £3.6m in the local area.

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