West Lothian
Key data from West Lothian
From 1 April to 30 September 2025 we supported a number of employers and 13 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 26 September 2025 there were 1,238 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April to 26 September 2025 we supported 373 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 60.6% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in West Lothian is 80.7%.
From 1 June to 30 September 2025 we delivered 2,583 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 2,263 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 30 September 2025 of the 10,152 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 75% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April to 30 September 2025 we delivered 1,203 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 595 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The Annual Participation Measure 2025 showed that of the 9,052 16-19 year olds in West Lothian 92.5% were in education, employment or training and personal development.
In 2022-23, 135 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.
Local information
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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
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Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs)
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