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Renfrewshire

Where you will find us in Renfrewshire

  • Paisley Careers Centre

    Skills Development Scotland Centre, The Russell Institute

    30 Causeyside Street

    Paisley

    PA1 1UN

    Tel: 0141 849 0942 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance.

    Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am - 5 pm and Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm

Key data from Renfrewshire

From 1 April to 31 December 2024 we supported a number of employers and 214 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of 27 September 2024 there were 1,560 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April to 27 September 2024 we supported 491 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 54.0% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Renfrewshire is 75.4%.

From 1 June to 31 December 2024 we delivered 8,976 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 6,238 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As of 31 December 2024, 71% of the 10,675 maintained school pupils in the local authority were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April to 31 December 2024 we delivered 2,045 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 963 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The December 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 7,853 16-19 year olds in Renfrewshire 92.7% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

We work with local partners to support Foundation Apprenticeships.

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