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Dumfries and Galloway

Where you will find us in Dumfries and Galloway

  • Dumfries Careers Centre

    Dumfries & Galloway College    

    Dumfries Campus, Bankend Road   

    Dumfries

    DG1 4FD

    Tel: 01387 272 500 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. You can also meet a careers adviser in other community venues in the area. Call the team for more information.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 am - 5 pm

  • Stranraer Careers Centre

    Dumfries and Galloway College (Stranraer Campus)

    Lewis Street

    Stranraer

    DG9 7AL

    Tel: 01776 889 793 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm

Key data from Dumfries and Galloway

From 1 April to 31 December 2024 we supported 9 employers and 125 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 27 September 2024 there were 967 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 27 September 2024 we supported 300 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 53.7% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Dumfries & Galloway is 79.9%.

From 1 June to 31 December 2024 we delivered 8,122 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 5,721 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As of 31 December 2024, 86% of the 8,336 maintained school pupils in the local authority were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 31 December 2024 we delivered 2,618 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,052 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 6,444 16-19 year olds in Dumfries & Galloway 92.7% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

We work with local partners to support Foundation Apprenticeships.

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