South Lanarkshire
Key data from South Lanarkshire
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 20 employers and 345 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 31 March 2025 there were 2,536 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 1,710 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 53.0% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in South Lanarkshire is 77.8%.
From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 we delivered 28,301 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 17,163 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 31 May 2025 of the 19,924 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 79% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we delivered 3,736 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,879 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 14,752 16-19 year olds in South Lanarkshire 92.6% 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 Lanarkshire.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
Fiona White is your PACE local chair and can be contacted on 01236 373629.
Regional Skills Assessments
Latest regional labour market data
Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs)
The purpose of the RSAs is to provide a robust evidence base to support partners in strategic skills investment planning.
City Region Summary
To complement our national insights, the RSAs provide evidence at a City Region level.
