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Blog: Accessing apprenticeships for deaf young people
To support Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2025, Deaf Roots and Pride Transitions Officer at British Deaf Association Scotland, Moira Ross explains the organisation's work to ensure information on apprenticeships is accessible to deaf young people.
More than 400,000 apprentice jobs are made for business
Scottish businesses have created more than 400,000 apprentice jobs since the formation of the national skills agency.
High flyer Louise lands Scotland’s top apprentice title
A female engineer helping her business to save millions and boost productivity has been crowned Scotland’s top apprentice.
Prime cuts to Prime Minister: Scotland's Apprentice of the Year meets Sir Keir
Marc Ingram is still on cloud nine after a visit to No.10.
More young Scots earning through apprenticeships
The Modern Apprenticeship (MA) statistics for 2023-24 have been published.
Butcher Marc is a cut above as he’s named Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year
A craft butcher from Falkirk who credits his apprenticeship with changing his life has been named as Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year.
#ScotAppWeek24 Blog: Fiaz Khan, CEMVO Scotland
Fiaz Khan, Race Equality Mainstream Officer at CEMVO Scotland, highlights a partnership with SDS aimed at improving understanding of race equality to support apprenticeship recruitment.
Systemic change needed to stop care experienced young people missing out on apprenticeships
Employer-led report calls for change to spending on benefits, housing and wages
Shetland pupils become apprentices for the day
Young Shetlanders experienced the benefits of Modern Apprenticeships in a project aimed at tackling gender stereotypes in work.
Insight from Scotland’s plumbing workforce needed in apprenticeship skills consultation
Plumbing trade association SNIPEF and SDS need the sector's workforce to get involved in the redevelopment of the industry's apprenticeship.
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