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26 June 2025

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24 June 2025

Career Services Collaborative Co-Chairs announced

Skills Development Scotland’s Senior Director of Transformation has been named as an Interim Co-chair of the Career Services Collaborative. James Russell will take on the role alongside Elma Murray CBE, Vice-chair of the DYW Employers’ Forum.

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18 June 2025

Teaching Bursary helps Mike’s career change add up

Mike, from Edinburgh is embarking on his new career as a maths teacher, thanks to support from the Teaching Bursary scheme.

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12 June 2025

Young People’s career decisions influenced by parents and career advisers

Young People’s career decisions influenced by parents and career advisers

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02 June 2025

Survey seeks Social Work sector feedback to develop degree level apprenticeship

The views of employers and stakeholders within Social Work are needed to help develop a new Graduate Apprenticeship for the sector.

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13 May 2025

Apprenticeships supporting Scottish economy

New statistics show that apprenticeships are providing the skills needed to drive Scotland’s economy.

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30 April 2025

SDS publishes equality plan for next four years

The Equality and Diversity Mainstreaming Report looks back at key achievements as well as detailing new outcomes to run to 2029.

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23 April 2025

New location for the career service in Ayr

SDS is changing location as part of a drive to help more people through partnership working in community and partner venues.

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22 April 2025

Game on for green jobs: ‘Find a Fixer’ inspires pupils to power their own future

A new online game with a mission to inspire the next generation of renewable energy professionals has been launched.

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22 April 2025

SDS report outlines climate change progress

Steps being taken by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) in response to the Climate Emergency have been illustrated in a new progress report.