Our career service in schools

We all want our young people to be effective lifelong career planners who can make informed and confident decisions about their future.

Here at Skills Development Scotland (SDS) we support pupils, parents and teachers with a comprehensive range of career information advice and guidance (CIAG) services.

Our professionally qualified careers staff provide face-to-face guidance. We also have our digital channels including My World of Work and Apprenticeships.scot.

Our school services table below provides a comprehensive overview of the help on offer. Learn more about the CIAG services we provide in schools and centres across the country here.

We would like to find out how you talk to your child about careers and your awareness and use of our services. Please take part in this short survey.

Customer	Delivered via	Type of service	P5-7	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Pupils	SDS Careers Information Advice & Guidance (CIAG) Advisers	Intensive support					Coaching guidance one-to-one session(s) for those who would benefit most from intensive support
		Universal		Entitlement to a 1:1 career guidance engagement with a Careers Adviser during their broad general education (BGE)			All pupils are entitled to a 1 to 1 career support with a Careers Adviser during their Senior phase and are encouraged to use this by the end of their leaving year.
		Universal	Group activity for P7-S1 transition		Group activity - making informed option choices		Group activity senior phase option choices
		Universal			One-to-one session focussed around option choices		Transition support for leavers yet to secure post-school opportunity
		Universal		Drop-in service - speak to school Careers Adviser
	My World of Work (My WoW)	Universal	Bespoke younger age tools and resources	Wide range of tools, resources, information and advice to support development of Career Management Skills (CMS) and effective career planning
	My World of Work Live Adviser	Universal	Bring careers to life in your classroom? Kickstart your pupils’ career journey with our practical and fun activities, led by experts
	apprenticeships.scot	Universal					Find a Foundation, Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship
Parents and carers	SDS Careers Information Advice & Guidance (CIAG) Advisers	Universal	Support is on offer from SDS’s career experts over the phone on our freephone helpline (0800 917 8000), in person in schools or SDS centres and community venues, at parent and carer events, or through joining a dedicated parent and carer webinar
	My World of Work (My WoW)		My World of Work has a dedicated area for parents and carers with information, advice and bespoke resources to help you have career conversations at home
Teachers and practitioners	Education Team	Universal	SDS Education team - professional learning offer and resources
	My World of Work (My WoW)		My World of Work Educators area - bespoke resources for teachers and practitioners
	Marketplace		Marketplace - match making service for schools and locel employer engagement

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