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03 February 2025

New Chairs for apprenticeship oversight groups

New Chairs have been appointed to the two bodies responsible for the standards, frameworks and approval of Scottish Apprenticeships.

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16 December 2024

National campaign to show apprenticeships are Made for Business  

People and employers across Scotland are supporting a national campaign to show the benefits apprenticeships bring to business.

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20 November 2024

New Scottish apprenticeship to widen access to careers in Social Work

A new degree level apprenticeship is to be launched in Scotland in a national drive to improve access into Social Work careers and support the sector’s skills demand.

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04 November 2024

SDS and SABC partnership

Strengthening engagement with minority ethnic employers

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01 October 2024

Delivering development driven by and for industry, with future skills in mind.

SAAB Apprenticeships Approvals Group publishes 2024 annual report

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09 September 2024

Nominations open for Scottish Apprenticeship Awards

Scotland’s national skills agency has kicked-off the search for the country’s top apprentices and employers.

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29 August 2024

Prime cuts to Prime Minister: Scotland's Apprentice of the Year meets Sir Keir

Marc Ingram is still on cloud nine after a visit to No.10.

27 August 2024

Help shape Scottish Careers Week 2024

A national campaign that shines a light on the life changing support offered by Scotland’s career services will return with the launch of Scottish Careers Week from 11 to 15 November.

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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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08 March 2024

Butcher Marc is a cut above as he’s named Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year

A craft butcher from Falkirk who credits his apprenticeship with changing his life has been named as Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year.