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Apprenticeship Approvals Group
The Apprenticeship Approvals Group (AAG) has responsibility for approving all Scottish apprenticeships from 1 April 2020. It is an employer-led group aimed at ensuring Scottish apprenticeships meet the needs of employers.
Scotland’s internationally recognised careers system
Grahame Smith, former STUC General Secretary and Chair of the Career Review Programme Board, highlights the areas of Scotland’s internationally recognised careers system which are currently delivering effective services for customers, practitioners, and the wider career ecosystem.
Career Services in Scotland
Information on career services in Scotland including the categories of career service providers, the career strategy and the career system.
Design Principles
The design principles are a set of values that the Career Review is using to guide the design and development process for new career services, changes to existing services and a target operating model to support these.
Engaging businesses to support young people
Dr Liz Cameron OBE, Chief Executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, writes about the importance of involving the business community in shaping a new careers eco-system.
More than the sum of the parts? Challenges for Scotland’s career ecosystem
Professor Tristram Hooley was asked to investigate career provision in Scotland and working with colleagues produced the Exploring Scotland's Career Ecosytem report. In this blog, Tristam details what they found and highlights some key challenges