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Employability programme helping employers build trained and inclusive workforces

Action for Children’s YouthBuild programme is opening doors for more young Scots to access opportunities like apprenticeships and helping employers find new talent.

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Skills for Growth helps the numbers add up for Benson Wood

A Bellshill business has been able to pursue their growth ambitions with the help of Skills for Growth.

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Connection with Careers Adviser provides pipeline of local talent for employer

A partnership between a business and a local SDS Careers Adviser has boosted job opportunities for young people in a rural community.

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Fife teens get boost on career ladder thanks to local partnership

Two female Fifers are building their construction careers thanks to a partnership between the local careers service and a major employer.

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GE Aerospace’s apprenticeships see careers take flight

Investing in apprenticeships has propelled hundreds of careers and engineered a highly skilled workforce for an Ayrshire aerospace firm over 45 years.

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Apprentices fashion a sustainable future for Bellshill business – and the planet

Apprentices are transforming the future of fashion by driving the green goals of a pioneering Scottish sustainability leader.

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Fenestration specialists found key to success with apprentices

A Perth fenestration specialist spotted a window of opportunity with apprenticeships when faced with a skills shortage.

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Engineering and construction apprenticeships lay the foundations for company’s success

A Scottish civil engineering and construction firm is building its business from the ground up, with apprentices laying solid foundations for its future.

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Apprenticeships powering the future at Wood

Scottish Apprenticeships have reduced costs and improved productivity at global energy and materials firm Wood. 

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Clyde built apprentices steering Scotland’s shipbuilding evolution

Over the next five years, nearly 1,000 apprentices will join BAE Systems to bolster Scotland’s economy, safeguard national security and help tackle the skills shortage in shipbuilding.