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

Young people design the future of career services
Young people across Scotland have had their say on how to improve career services in Scotland.

Employers call for more Graduate Apprenticeships
Employers are demanding an increase in Graduate Apprenticeship places, across a wider range of subjects

Updated Monthly Participation Snapshot published
SDS has today published an update to the Monthly Participation Snapshot

Innovative New Programme Takes Off in Aberdeen
Funded training in a ground-breaking new digital qualification is being offered to people across the North East. The Digital Pilot’s Licence is an online training programme designed to upskill workers across the region and provide a trained digital workforce to meet the demands of a shifting job market.

Celebrating 20 years of the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards
Finalists for the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards – co-ordinated by Skills Development Scotland – have been revealed, with one worthy winner set to be crowned the country’s apprentice of the year.

Employer event - Graduate Apprenticeships: Developing Scotland’s Future Workforce
A free webinar takes place on 27 January to discuss Scottish Graduate Apprenticeships, the benefits they can bring to any organisation and results from recent research by the Edge Foundation