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Scottish Borders

Where you will find us in the Scottish Borders

  • Galashiels Careers Centre

    New Reiver House

    High Street

    Galashiels

    TD1 1TD

    Tel: 01896 754 884 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. The centre closes from 12.30-1.30pm.

    Opening hours Monday and Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm and Friday 9 am - 4 pm

  • Hawick Careers Centre

    12 Howegate

    Hawick

    TD9 0AB

    Tel: 01450 372 724 for more information on how to access career information, advice and guidance. The centre is closed from 12.30-1.30pm.

    Opening hours Tuesday and Thursday 9.30 am - 5 pm

Key data from the Scottish Borders

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 12 employers and 120 individuals dealing with redundancy.

As of the 31 March 2024 there were 710 Modern Apprentices in training.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 476 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 53.4% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.

The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in Scottish Borders is 80.8%.

From 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 9,262 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 5,316 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

As at the 31 March 2024 of the 6,406 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 75% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.

From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 2,889 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,104 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.

The May 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 4,869 16-19 year olds in Scottish Borders 94.6% were in education, employment or training and personal development.

In 2021-22 there were 26 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 20 registered with employers based in the area.

In 2021-22, 72 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.

In 2021-22 we invested over £3.6m in the local area.

Local information

Key resources and services

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Equality Summary

A summary of National Training Programme (NTP) Equality data for the Scottish Borders.

Equality Summary

Participation Measure

Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.

Participation Measure

Partnership Action for Continuing Employment

Allan Kinley is your PACE local chair and can be contacted on 07917 086853 or 01387 454092.

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Regional Skills Assessments

Latest regional labour market data

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Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs)

The purpose of the RSAs is to provide a robust evidence base to support partners in strategic skills investment planning.

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City Region Summary Infographic

To complement our national insights, the RSAs provide evidence at a City Region level.

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