West Lothian

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we have supported 5 employers and 203 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 30 December 2022 there were 1,281 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 30 December 2022 we supported 705 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 67.9% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in West Lothian is 72.8%.

From 1 June to 31 December 2022 we delivered 7,218 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 4,772 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As of 31 December 2022 of the 11,862 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 80% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 we funded 207 Employability Fund starts.

From 1 April to 31 December 2022 we delivered 1,912 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 914 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The 2022 Annual Participation Measure showed that of the 7,721 16-19 year olds in West Lothian 93.4% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 46 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 31 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2020-21, 143 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £6.6m in the local area.