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Training fund helps Michael prepare for career in renewable energy

A former oil and gas worker from Perth is ready to take on a new challenge in the wind turbine sector thanks to funding from the Oil & Gas Transition Training Fund.

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Partnership initiative creates new route to a maritime career

Programme involving SDS to improve productivity at BAE Systems is hailed a success

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Procast apprentices fuelling Scotland’s low carbon future

Apprenticeships at full turnkey construction firm Procast Group are powering growth, saving money and creating a renewable source of talent to fuel Scotland’s low-carbon future

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Persimmon apprenticeships building skills and opening doors to careers in construction

For more than half a century, Persimmon Homes has built more than houses – it has constructed careers, with apprenticeships becoming the foundation for its future workforce.

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Ayrshire aviation firm propels apprentice careers and fuels industry growth

An Ayrshire aviation company is clearing apprentices for take-off, turning homegrown talent into world-class engineers whose skills are fuelling growth and safeguarding the sector.

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Solar designer Kiera shines on a Graduate Apprenticeship and engineers a cleaner, greener future

Solar panel designer Kiera Wright is powering Scotland’s journey to net zero by delivering complex renewable projects, accelerating carbon savings and inspiring future engineers.

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Glasgow shipbuilding giant engineers excellence through apprenticeships

A Glasgow shipbuilding powerhouse has crafted apprentice careers for more than 50 years – creating a pipeline of new talent that’s tackling a UK skills shortage and supporting economic growth.

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Transformative training breaks down barriers and changes lives for Modern Apprentices

A Glasgow learning provider is breaking down barriers to education and transforming lives one apprenticeship at a time.

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Learning provider serves up succession skills for Scotland’s hospitality sector

An Edinburgh-based learning provider is strengthening Scotland’s hospitality sector by delivering hundreds of successful apprenticeships and creating industry leaders.

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Graduate Apprentice Angus revolutionises software builds for global investment bank

An innovative approach from switched-on software development apprentice Angus Henderson had a global impact for his employer after it was adopted company-wide.