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Read the latest updates from Skills Development Scotland. Explore stories by selecting the categories to filter.
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.
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.
School careers support was foundation of healthy future for Gracie
Choosing a Foundation Apprenticeship at school was the best medicine for Gracie Forrester, who is now on a clear path to work in care.
Caring Courtney ready to tackle future career following Results Helpline support
Calling the Results Helpline gave Kilmarnock Academy pupil Courtney McLaughlin the confidence to keep following her career goals.
Calling Results Helpline was cure for Abraham’s career plans
Calling the SDS Results Helpline injected new hope into Abraham’s ambitions for a career in medicine and he’s now back on track.
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.
Babcock helps local young people to get a head-start in their engineering career
An initiative offering young people a new route towards a career in engineering is helping one major employer identify new talent.
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.
Careers support helped Cloe overcome challenges to build a positive future
Young Scot Cloe Maxwell has turned her life around, thanks to years of dedicated support from a local careers adviser.
Adapting recruitment to diversify the workforce
As The Commission on Race in Apprenticeships report is published by SDS and SAAB, find out how Esteem Training Ltd and the Scottish Refugee Council partnered to increase diversity in apprenticeship training.
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