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A summer job is the perfect chance to gain work experience and can often lead to permanent work.
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Technology industry supports 100,000 jobs, and grows one and half times faster than the economy overall.
Find out more about the benefits of pupils' using SDS's award-winning career information and advice web service.
A new range of promotional materials highlighting Skills Development Scotland's (SDS) careers support for pupils, parents and teachers are now available.
Teachers looking to inspire pupils for the future can tap into an online resource from Developing the Young Workforce and Skills Development Scotland. Marketplace is the easiest way for teachers to get real industry experience and insight into their school and has also been given a refresh over the summer.
Nearly 40,000 school pupils grabbed the opportunity to enhance their cyber security skills, and learn more about the exciting career opportunities available in one of Scotland's fastest growing industries.
SDS joined forces with the Centre for Work-based Learning and Screen Scotland to look at the skills needs of Scotland's growing TV and film industries.
Technology awards celebrate females in a male dominated industry
John Swinney MSP met with careers advisers supporting young people as results come in.
Thousands of young people can access dedicated exam results support when Skills Development Scotland’s Exam Results Helpline opens on Tuesday 6 August.
Improvements are being made to My World of Work’s skills tool.
The tool on Scotland’s careers website supports meaningful skills conversations.
New funding announced for software development and cyber security training in Scotland.
Digital World aims to be the new home for digital humans looking to fast forward their careers...and our world.
SDS smashes cyber lesson target in only two years.
Career information, advice and guidance services in East Lothian have been praised by education watchdogs.
Career changers are being encouraged to consider a job in Early Learning and Childcare as a Scottish Government recruitment campaign enters its next phase.
Career information, advice and guidance services in East Renfrewshire receive a positive report from the education body’s review team
We’ve launched a new website to help parents and carers understand current and future jobs in demand, the routes into these roles and how to access these opportunities.
In an exclusive interview with The Herald, our Digital Technology Skills Group chairman Donald McLaughlin warns that the digital skills gap could be a real issue for Scotland's industry and economy.
Delegates at this year's Centre for Work-based Learning symposium will hear how vital metaskills are to personal and economic well-being.
Available to all secondary school pupils with a My World of Work account, the new profiling tool supports pupils to create their personal statement.
Based on feedback from schools, a new suite of resources has been developed to support ambassadors and their schools.
The number of women pursuing digital careers has risen by more than 30% in Scotland.
Each school has a dedicated Partner Development and Integration (PD&I) Executive who can support the delivery of the Career Education Standard entitlements as set out in the SDS/school partnership agreement.
My World of Work is our award-winning web service, providing trustworthy, expert information and advice for people at any stage in their career.
New features for My World of Work website
Building on strengths in careers information advice and guidance and innovations in work-based learning is at the heart of a new report on the learner journey experienced by Scotland’s 15 to 24-year-olds.
Ronnie Corse, Head of Business and Contact technology for Sky, highlights what the media giant is doing to address the issue and looks at what parents can do to encourage their daughters to consider technology as a career.
Brownies pack a lot of learning into science session
Three schools crowned winners of our annual Investment Challenge.