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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 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 11 employers and 232 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of the 31 March 2024 there were 1,530 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 1,012 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 62.7% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Renfrewshire is 76.3%.

From 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 12,839 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 7,459 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 31 March 2024 of the 10,275 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 78% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 2,724 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,304 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The May 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 7,709 16-19 year olds in Renfrewshire 91.9% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 70 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 57 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 £8.6m in the local area.

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