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Our careers 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.

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Skills Development Scotland School Service Offer

  • Customer

  • Delivered via

  • Type of service

  • P5-P7

  • S1

  • S2

  • S3

  • S4

  • S5

  • S6

Pupils
Person

Professionally qualified expert careers staff*
MyWow

My World of Work
.co.uk

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Apprenticeships
.scot

Intensive support

Universal

Universal

Universal

Universal

Universal

Bespoke younger age tools and resources

Coaching guidance one-to-one session(s) for those who would benefit most from intensive support

Group activity Senior phase option choice

Transition support for leavers yet to secure post-school opportunity

Group activity - making informed option choices

Group activity for P7-S1 transition

One-to-one session focused around option choices

Drop-in service - speak to school Careers Adviser

Wide range of tools, resources, information and advice to support development of Career Management Skills and effective career planning

Find a Foundation, Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship

Parents and Carers
Person

Professionally qualified expert careers staff*
MyWow

My World of Work
.co.uk

Universal

Opportunity to attend option choice one-to-one with young person, or at another time

Parent and carer engagement activities

My World of Work parent and carer section – information, advice and bespoke resources for parents and carers to help with career conversations

Teachers and Practitioners
MyWow

My World of Work
.co.uk

Universal

My World of Work partner area - bespoke resources for teachers and practitioners

Marketplace - match making service for schools and local employer engagement

*including Careers Advisers, Work Coaches and Personal Advisers

Skills Development Scotland School Service Offer

Our support is available to pupils at all ages and stages, and parents and teachers too.

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Parent and carer research – Parents’ Voice Survey 2023/24

 

Parents and carers are key influencers over young people’s career ambitions and choices.

Parent and carer views on our career services are extremely important to us and will help us continue to shape and evolve our services.  

Please let us know what you think through our Parents’ Voice Survey 2023/24 which should take around 10 minutes to complete. 

 

Parents’ Voice Survey 2022/23

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Parents’ Voice Survey 2023/24

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