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10 November 2025

Online Secondary School Enterprise Resource - The Accidental Entrepreneur

Throughout Scottish Careers Week: Online recorded power point activity

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10 November 2025

Online Enterprise Activity - LEGO Vacuum Primary Activity

Throughout Scottish Careers Week: Lego Vacuum Social Enterprise activity for primary school-aged children

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12 November 2025

Midlothian Job Fair

Wednesday 12 November: Join us at the Jobs Fair on 12 November, 11am–4pm at Food Facts Friends. Meet employers like Lidl, B&M, and Tesco offering Christmas vacancies. SDS advisers will be on hand to support applications and share services. Open to pantry service users and SDS customers. Other community hub partners will also be attending—don’t miss it!

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12 November 2025

The voice of young people, parents and carers: what shapes career choices today?

Wednesday 12 November: Join us for a webinar to share insights which draw on the voices of nearly 9,000 young people in Scotland from two Skills Development Scotland research projects

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12 November 2025

DYW Live: Engineering and Construction

Wednesday 12 November: Live panel session with individuals from the engineering and construction sectors sharing their learning and career journeys, how they got into their jobs and get an insight into work they do in their current roles.

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12 November 2025

Discover A Career In Childminding

Wednesday 12 November: Online event to find out more about the one-to-one support, funding and training available to become a childminder.

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12 November 2025

Job Start Payment - Online Information Session for Stakeholders

Wednesday 12 November: Find out more about the benefit Job Start Payment

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12 November 2025

The Nicolson Institute Careers Fair

Wednesday 12 November: Careers fair for S1-S6 pupils of The Nicolson Institute and for pupils of Sir E Scott School.

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12 November 2025

Pathways to Start: Skills & Mentoring

Wednesday 12 November: Information session about a 6-week course practical support and guidance to make those first steps towards turning those ideas into a business. 

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12 November 2025

Clacks Family Careers Event

Wednesday 12 November: Speak with organisations and employers who can support the whole family what ever stage you are at in your career path in Alloa