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    What we do

    Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people, businesses and the economy.

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    Apprenticeships

    Skills Development Scotland (SDS) works proactively with companies across the country to support employers to make the most of apprenticeships.

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    • Skills Planning
    • Skills Investment Plans
    • Skills Action Plan for Rural Scotland
    • Edinburgh and South East Scotland Labour Market Toolkit
    • Skills4-0
    • COVID-19 Labour Market Insights
    • Regional Skills Assessments
    • Sectoral Skills Assessments
    • Gaelic Evidence Base
    • Our careers service in schools
    • Our Centres
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    • My World of Work
    • 16+ Data Hub
    • Education Team
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    • Foundation Apprenticeships
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    • Work-based Learning
    • Apprenticeships.scot
    • Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board
    • Apprenticeship Approvals Group
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    • Employability Support
    • Certificate of Work Readiness
    • The Big Plus
    • National Third Sector Fund
    • Individual Training Accounts
    • Introduction to Work Place Skills
    • Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE)
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    • Skills for Growth
    • Marketplace
    • Our Skillsforce
    • The Public Sector Network
    • Scotland's Employer Recruitment Incentive
    Find out more about supporting Scotland's employers
    • PhD Programme
    • Knowledge Exchange
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  • Career Review

    The Career Review

    The Career Review is the most comprehensive review of Scotland’s career services in a generation.

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    Careers by Design

    View the 'Careers by Design' report and accompanying resources from the Career Review Programme Board.

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    Recommendations

    The Career Review has co-designed ten evidence-based recommendations with young people and stakeholders.

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    The evidence

    Explore the extensive evidence base gathered on the Scottish Career System through commissioned reports and additional whitepapers.

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    Next steps

    The Programme Board will work with practitioners, stakeholders, career influencers and those with lived experience on the next stage of the Career Review.

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  • Publications & Statistics

    Strategic Plan 2019-22

    Annual Review 2020/21

    SDS Publication Schedule

    Modern Apprenticeship Frameworks

    SDS Operating Plan 2021-22

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    • Aberdeen City
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    Local and National Work

    We work with a wide range of national and local partners to improve, align and integrate our services for customers.

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  • Our Websites

    My World of Work

    Our web service, offering expert information and advice on careers, that's free to access for any individual - wherever they are in their learning or working life.

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    Apprenticeships.scot

    Our online service for Scottish apprenticeships. Find current vacancies and information on how to become an apprentice, as well as employer support on recruiting apprentices.

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    Our Skillsforce

    Our Skillsforce helps employers to locate and access local support, from advice to HR and funding - alongside information to help businesses engage with education.

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    My Kid's Career

    Our web service which helps parents and carers support their children to make career decisions, guided by information on the future world of work.

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    Digital World

    Developed in collaboration with industry, Digital World promotes careers in Scotland's digital technologies sector.

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Skills Development Scotland
Monteith House
11 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY

Phone: 0141 285 6000
Between 8am and 6pm
Monday to Friday

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