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Results Helpline 2022
Help us share the word about all the help and support available to learners and their parents and carers about the SQA results help available from Skills Development Scotland.
New Chair wants an apprenticeship available for ‘every young person in Scotland’
The employer-led body in charge of apprenticeships in Scotland has appointed a new business leader to Chair its group of industry experts.
SDS publishes Annual Review 2021/22
An ambitious redesign of Scotland’s careers system and strong growth in apprenticeships are among the highlights of SDS’s Annual Review.
Scotland remains a magnet for global companies
Exceptional Foreign Direct Investment results announced
Updated Monthly Participation Snapshot published
SDS has today published an update to the Monthly Participation Snapshot.
New resources explore what the Career Review means for the sectors delivering career services
After months of evidence gathering, insight sessions and stakeholder engagement, the Career Review has made ten recommendations, now accepted by Scottish Government, to ensure Scotland’s career services support young people to thrive in the future.
Apprenticeships part of recovery investment for Scotland’s employers
Employers are backing apprenticeships and supporting young people through Scotland’s economic transition from the pandemic.
Employers develop a new future for Scotland’s engineering sector
Scotland’s major engineering and manufacturing sector has developed a new apprenticeship providing skills in emerging technologies that it can adopt and leverage to thrive.
MSP Mercedes Villalba visits metal fabrication company in Dundee
A Dundee firm which benefited from SDS’s Skills for Growth programme has been explaining the benefits to a local MSP.
New careers activity gives pupils a flying start in the construction industry
Scotland’s school pupils get to fly drones to learn about careers in construction through a new interactive careers experience.
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