South Ayrshire
Key data from South Ayrshire
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported a number of employers and individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 31 March 2025 there were 782 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 508 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 56.9% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in South Ayrshire is 80.3%.
From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 we delivered 10,228 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 5,576 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 31 May 2025 of the 6,285 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 71% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we delivered 1,075 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 596 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 4,721 16-19 year olds in South Ayrshire 93.8% were in education, employment or training and personal development.
We work with local partners to support Foundation Apprenticeships.
Local information
Key resources and services
Equality Summary
A summary of National Training Programme (NTP) Equality data for South Ayrshire.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
Vincent Logue is your PACE local chair and can be contacted on 07808 583281 or 01563 601229.
Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs)
The purpose of the RSAs is to provide a robust evidence base to support partners in strategic skills investment planning.
