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West Dunbartonshire

Where you will find us in West Dunbartonshire

  • Clydebank Careers Centre

    5 Carinthia Way

    Upper Level Clydebank Shopping Centre, Kilbowie Road

    Clydebank

    G81 2UA

    Tel: Our Clydebank careers centre is open. Contact the local centre on 0141 952 1454 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. This centre is closed 12.00-1.00pm Monday - Friday.

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

  • Dumbarton Careers Centre

    32 High Street

    Dumbarton

    G82 1PQ

    Tel: Our Dumbarton careers centre is open. Contact the local centre on 01389 761421 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. This centre is closed Tuesday, Thusday and Friday 12.00-1.00.

    Opening hours Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm and Wednesday 1 pm - 5 pm

Key data from West Dunbartonshire

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we have supported a number of employers and 40 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 29 September 2023 there were 835 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 29 September 2023 we supported 270 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 68.2% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in West Dunbartonshire is 70.0%.

From 1 June to 30 September 2023 we delivered 2,577 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,978 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 30 September 2023 of the 5,369 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 78% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 30 September 2023 we delivered 1,740 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 706 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2023 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 3,976 16-19 year olds in West Dunbartonshire 93.0% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 29 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 10 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 64 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £4.7m in the local area.

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