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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 30 September 2023 we have supported 5 employers and 74 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 708 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 237 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 54.0% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Scottish Borders is 84.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 2,456 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,964 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 5,328 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 76% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,536 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 671 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 4,722 16-19 year olds in Scottish Borders 95.6% 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 2021-22, 72 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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