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Read the latest updates from Skills Development Scotland. Explore stories by selecting the categories to filter.

Search launched for Scotland’s top apprentices
National skills agency opens entries for Scottish Apprenticeship Awards

New location for the career service in Parkhead
Move to Glasgow Kelvin College and more local venues

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.

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)

Career Stories – new podcast launches
Conversations from across the world of work

Helpline poised to support young Scots getting SQA results
The SDS Results Helpline will open on 5 August to support around 147,000 Scottish pupils and students set to receive their SQA results.

Loidhne-cobhair Thoraidhean mar thaic do sgoilearan le toraidhean SQA
Faodaidh daoine òga loidhne-cobhair a dh’aon ghnothaich fhònadh a tha a’ tabhann comhairle eòlach do neach sam bith a tha a’ faotainn làn toraidhean Àrd-Ire, Nàiseanta, agus Adhartach air Dimàirt 5 Lùnastal 2025.

More than 40 years changing lives with careers advice
Renfrewshire careers adviser Lesley MacKay to retire after over four decades in the role

Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund offers pathway to clean energy jobs
Funding for training to help oil and gas workers access jobs in Scotland’s growing clean energy sector is now available from Skills Development Scotland (SDS).

New plan for Forth Valley focuses on growing talent
An action plan to help more people find work, improve skills and boost growth across Forth Valley has been launched.