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Career changer Ros goes from treading boards to felling them
Former stage manager switches to woodland management and is urging more women to join the industry.
Skills for Growth helps company dig deep for success
Astrak has been providing earth moving equipment for over 18 years, supplying undercarriage and parts for track machinery to all industry sectors.
PACE support helps bottling plant staff plan next steps following redundancy
Workers at a bottling plant in Cumnock have received support to take their next steps following redundancy.

Hotel benefits from Skills for Growth support
Hotel benefits from Skills for Growth support

Foundation Apprenticeships lay tracks for Network Rail Scotland to find future workforce
Foundation Apprenticeships lay tracks for Network Rail Scotland to find future workforce

Network Rail Scotland: Full steam ahead for Scottish Apprenticeships
Network Rail Scotland: Full steam ahead for Scottish Apprenticeships

Laura’s flawless career move sparked by Graduate Apprenticeship
Laura’s flawless career move sparked by Graduate Apprenticeship

Acting on climate change through funded learning
Acting on climate change through funded learning

Graduate Apprenticeship helps Civil Engineer Shams become sector’s top new talent
Graduate Apprenticeship helps Civil Engineer Shams become sector’s top new talent

Graduate Apprentice Ciaran’s fresh tech on construction path
Graduate Apprentice Ciaran’s fresh tech on construction path