West Dunbartonshire
Where you will find us in West Dunbartonshire
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.
Local information
Key resources and services
Equality Summary
A summary of National Training Programme (NTP) Equality data for West Dunbartonshire.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
Joan Radford is your PACE local chair and can be contacted on 07881 501361 or 0141 4687174.
Regional Skills Assessments
Latest regional labour market data