West Lothian
Our services in West Lothian
Please call 01506 434 249 to make an appointment with one of our Careers Advisers at one the following local community venues:
- Armadale Partnership Centre - Friday 9am-5pm
- Fauldhouse Partnership Centre - Wednesday 12-5pm
- Bathgate Partnership Centre - Wednesday 12-5pm
- Livingston north Partnership Centre - Thursday 9am-5pm
- Whitburn Partnership Centre - Monday 9am-5pm
- Strathbrock Partnership Centre - ADHOC
- West Lothian College - Tuesday 10.30am-5pm and Thursday 9am-5pm
Where you will find us in West Lothian
Key data from West Lothian
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 10 employers and 492 individuals dealing with redundancy.
As of the 31 March 2024 there were 1,230 Modern Apprentices in training.
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we supported 851 Modern Apprenticeship starts. 58.4% of the starts in the local area were aged 16-24.
The Modern Apprenticeship achievement rate in West Lothian is 75.6%.
From 1 June 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 14,820 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 9,456 school pupils through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
As at the 31 March 2024 of the 11,901 maintained school pupils in the local authority, 80% were registered on myworldofwork.co.uk.
From 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 we delivered 2,390 Career Information, Advice and Guidance engagements for 1,092 post-school customers through a mix of group and one-to-one sessions.
The May 2024 Interim Participation Snapshot showed that of the 8,871 16-19 year olds in West Lothian 92.1% were in education, employment or training and personal development.
In 2021-22 there were 46 registered Graduate Apprentices with a home address in the local authority and 31 registered with employers based in the area.
In 2021-22, 150 pupils started Foundation Apprenticeships in schools at SCQF Level 4-6 in this area.
In 2021-22 we invested over £6.6m in the local area.
Local information
Key resources and services
Equality Summary
A summary of National Training Programme (NTP) Equality data for West Lothian.
Participation Measure
Please see the Annual Participation Measure interactive report for local authority information.
Partnership Action for Continuing Employment
John McCourt is your PACE regional chair and can be contacted on 07766 464757 or 0141 468 7194.
Regional Skills Assessments
Latest regional labour market data
Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs)
The purpose of the RSAs is to provide a robust evidence base to support partners in strategic skills investment planning.
City Region Summary
To complement our national insights, the RSAs provide evidence at a City Region level.
