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16 December 2024

National campaign to show apprenticeships are Made for Business  

People and employers across Scotland are supporting a national campaign to show the benefits apprenticeships bring to business.

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16 December 2024

Career that changed thousands of lives

Stornoway man, Willie Macleod, who helped thousands of people shape their future has retired after 43 years in the careers service.

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20 November 2024

New Scottish apprenticeship to widen access to careers in Social Work

A new degree level apprenticeship is to be launched in Scotland in a national drive to improve access into Social Work careers and support the sector’s skills demand.

Dr Morag Martin, Biomedical Cluster Manager, Dr Pamela Duke, Science Futures Project Lead, Ronnie Palin, Regional Manager For Skills Development Scotland
19 November 2024

New initiative aims to boost Tayside's science workforce

A pioneering £1.9 million initiative is aiming to boost growth and creating career pathways for Tayside's science sector.

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18 November 2024

New locations for the career service in Edinburgh

Residents in Edinburgh will soon benefit from changes to the career service in the city

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12 November 2024

Delivering Scotland’s Career Service 2023/24 published today

SDS has now published its annual report on its 2023/24 delivery of its Career Information, Advice and Guidance services

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11 November 2024

Young Scots looking to jobs in health, creative industries and engineering

11,000 young people share career aspirations in Skills Development Scotland research.

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04 November 2024

SDS and SABC partnership

Strengthening engagement with minority ethnic employers

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25 October 2024

SDS publishes Annual Report 2023-24

Another year of exceptional operational performance, maintaining strong delivery against core service targets.

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22 October 2024

New plan sets out support for Care Experienced young people

The ways in which the national skills agency will support young people who are Care Experienced is the focus of a new plan from Skills Development Scotland (SDS).