West Lothian
Key data from West Lothian
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 11 employers and 708 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 31 March 2025 there were 1,290 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we supported 866 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 58.7% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in West Lothian is 78.3%.
From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2025 we delivered 15,837 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 9,906 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 31 May 2025 of the 11,985 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 77% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 we delivered 2,881 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,372 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 9,071 16-19 year olds in West Lothian 91.9% 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 West Lothian.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
Katie Burns and Michael McGuire are your PACE regional chair. Katie can be contacted on 07789 481413 or 0131 376 2271. Michael can be contact on 07557 201044 or 01506 342685.
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.
