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ALBAS Overall Winner Niall Provan Rising star apprentice Niall Provan was the success story from last week’s ALBAS (Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills), picking up a number of top accolades during the special virtual ceremony. Lantra Scotland’s annual awards evening celebrates the achievements of the country’s top land-based and aquaculture trainees, many of whom have continued to navigate new ways of working over the last year despite the challenges of the pandemic. Perth...

Bradley Gillespie was studying with the health board as part of its commitment to modern apprenticeships.

Modern Apprenticeships working for young people Meet the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards Modern Apprentice finalists Updated Advertorial NHS worker Tamara Kamal, above, credits her apprenticeship training with giving her skills to get through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The 23-year-old from Edinburgh, who works at the Royal Infirmary said: “Thankfully my training has helped me during these difficult times and I’ve had the full support of my team. “They’ve always pushed...

  Article Ambitious plans for youth employment and apprenticeships outlined in the Highland Council Revenue Budget which will be debated tomorrow By Ian Duncan Published: 16:44, 03 March 2021 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the days newspaper Highland Council headquarters. Ambitious plans for youth employment and apprenticeships are due to be considered at a special meeting of Highland Council tomorrow. Councillors will be discu...

Submitting... Erin McKenzie is an Early Years Apprentice employed by The City of Edinburgh Council Apprenticeship schemes have fast become a route to future employment for thousands of school leavers, as the Scottish Government’s Youth Employment Strategy set out an ambition to reach 30,000 apprenticeship starts annually. Openreach judge Anna Steven said: “It’s been fantastic to be associated with the first Edinburgh Apprenticeship Awards. "We’ve been hugely impressed by the high calibr...

Those agri-finalists are – Amy Lochhead, Shauna Murdie, Robbie Gray, Reiss Gordon and Ian Armstrong. Amy Lochhead, aged 18 from North Berwick, has been doing a Modern Apprenticeship Level 3 in Agriculture at Carcant Farm, through Borders College. She said: “I was brought up in a seaside town far away from the rural life that I craved. Since I was young, I’ve had an affinity for all animals and had a need to care for them.” Shauna Murdie, aged 20 from Jedburgh, has been doing a Modern ...

FUTURE OF EDUCATION Edinburgh-based JB Contracts is one construction firm which has continued to invest in work-based learning, taking on six new apprentices in recent months. In direct response to the pandemic, firms taking on an apprentice will now have increased support from the government and Skills Development Scotland A range of measures aimed at helping employers and apprentices during the current pandemic have been announced by the Scottish Government. The new Apprenticeship Employ...