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08 September 2025

Search launched for Scotland’s top apprentices

National skills agency opens entries for Scottish Apprenticeship Awards

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28 August 2025

Leadership changes to Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board’s Employer Equalities Group

A leading industry representative and a former apprentice have taken up new leadership positions within SAAB's Employer Equalities Group.

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28 August 2025

SAAB reports progress to support national skills priorities within reform period

Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board (SAAB) Chair’s End of Year Report from the Apprenticeship Approvals Group (AAG)

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02 July 2025

Mentoring pilot launched to support care experienced apprentices

Skills Development Scotland and MCR Pathways have joined to launch a pilot scheme offering free mentoring to care experienced Modern Apprentices.

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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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17 March 2025

Nationwide response for skills solution to widen Social Work talent pool

A national employee consultation on the creation of a Graduate Apprenticeship in Social Work resulted in nearly 500 responses.

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07 March 2025

Blog: Accessing apprenticeships for deaf young people

To support Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2025, Deaf Roots and Pride Transitions Officer at British Deaf Association Scotland, Moira Ross explains the organisation's work to ensure information on apprenticeships is accessible to deaf young people.

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07 March 2025

Young people explore apprenticeships in national work-experience initiative

A new national initiative launched this week in Renfrewshire with 12 pupils from schools in the area getting real life insight into apprenticeships at local employers.

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05 March 2025

Apprenticeships need dedicated curriculum time to improve minority ethnic participation

Major new report lays out 20 recommendations for Scottish Government, business and schools.