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North Ayrshire

Where you will find us in North Ayrshire

  • Ardrossan Careers Centre

    Ardrossan Employability Hub

    82-84 Glasgow Street

    Ardrossan

    KA22 8EH

    Tel: 01294 272 421 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Tuesday and Thursday 9 am - 5 pm

  • Irvine Careers Centre

    KA12

    Tel: 01294 272 421 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours

Key data from North Ayrshire

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 6 employers and 176 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of the 31 March 2024 there were 1,158 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 711 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 59.4% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in North Ayrshire is 78.5%.

From 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 11,092 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 6,834 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 31 March 2024 of the 7,827 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 68% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 1,175 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 696 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The May 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 6,027 16-19 year olds in North Ayrshire 90.6% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 20 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 16 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 43 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £5.2m in the local area.

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