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VR Belladrum
23 July 2024

SDS Headlines Belladrum Music Festival

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is “headlining” the Boffinarium attraction at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival this year.

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18 July 2024

New location for the career service in Falkirk

We are changing location in Falkirk as part of a drive to help more people through partnership working in community venues.   

Results Helpline
04 July 2024

Results Helpline 2024 - help us spread the word!

SDS has created resources to help Results Helpline supporters and their networks spread the word and promote the help on offer at this crucial time.

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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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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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16 April 2024

New location for the career service in Hamilton

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

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19 March 2024

New chapter for career services in Oban

Residents in Oban are set to benefit from changes to the career service.

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14 March 2024

Changes to the careers service in Thurso

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

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23 February 2024

Apprenticeships events set to run across North Lanarkshire

Young people and their parents and carers across North Lanarkshire have the chance to find out about apprenticeship opportunities from a programme of local and national events running throughout Scottish Apprenticeship Week, 4-8 March.