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#ScotAppWeek22 Blog: Stephen Finlayson, Penumbra Mental Health Head of Innovation and Improvement
A partnership between SDS and Penumbra Mental Health produced support materials to help employers, providers and their apprentices. Stephen Finlayson looks at why changes in ways of working and starting a new job are reasons to reinforce positive mental wellbeing in work-based learning.
#ScotAppWeek22 #IWD2022 Blog: Paul Fagan, Head of Employability, West College Scotland
To mark International Women’s Day, Paul Fagan outlines the SDS funded project he is leading in partnership with others to STEM a leaky pipeline of female talent in apprenticeships.
Apprenticeships are the future of the hospitality industry
Blog: Rohaise Rose-Bristow of the Torridon hotel shares her thoughts through her blog for Scottish Apprenticeship Week, on why apprenticeships are so crucial to Scotland’s hospitality sector.
#ScotAppWeek22 Blog: Theo Young, Business & Administration Modern Apprentice
SDS Modern Apprentice Theo shares how work-based learning is allowing him to contribute to equality in apprenticeships.
Delivering a quality workforce with apprenticeships
Apprentices are delivering a well-qualified workforce and addressing skills gaps in the NHS, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said at the launch of #ScotAppWeek22.
Business leaders back apprenticeships for economic recovery
Business leaders representing employers across Scotland see the value in investing in skills and apprenticeships to support economic recovery.
New, employer-developed apprenticeship in financial services now available
The financial services sector is set to benefit from its first new apprenticeship to be directly shaped by employers. A new, Modern Apprenticeship in Providing Financial Services has been created – the first in the sector to go through the new system for apprenticeship development, which puts employers at the heart of the process.
Employers call for more Graduate Apprenticeships
Employers are demanding an increase in Graduate Apprenticeship places, across a wider range of subjects
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
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