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01 July 2024

Changes to the career service in Midlothian

 Residents across Midlothian now have more choice about where and when they can speak to a careers adviser.

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25 June 2024

Planting the seeds for future careers

Virtual reality is giving young Scots the chance to experience agriculture careers in the classroom. Skills Development Scotland and The Royal Highland Education Trust have teamed up to open up the possibilities of agriculture careers for pupils.

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25 June 2024

Consultation launched on skills reform

A consultation presenting detailed options for the reform of Scotland’s post-school education system has been published by Scottish Government.

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25 June 2024

Changes to the career service in Inverness

Inverness residents will soon have more choice about where and when they can speak to a careers adviser

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18 June 2024

Residents in Dumfries are set to benefit from changes to the career service

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is changing location as part of a drive to help more people through partnership working in community venues

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04 June 2024

My World of Work new home for Digital Tech careers info

Content will be moved from Digital World, including employer resources.

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21 May 2024

More young Scots earning through apprenticeships

The Modern Apprenticeship (MA) statistics for 2023-24 have been published.

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24 April 2024

Stranraer residents to benefit from changes to the career service

 Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is changing location in Stranraer as part of a drive to help more people through partnership working in community venues.

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19 April 2024

Delivering Scotland’s Career Service 2022/23

The fifth annual report on our career services outlines the positive contribution made by SDS advisers and our partners through their work in communities across Scotland.

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17 April 2024

Scotland’s heritage sector publish roadmap to help tackle skills gap

Future skills strategy launched following sector-wide collaboration.