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PHILANTHROPIST Sir Tom Hunter has announced a £7.5 million investment from The Hunter Foundation (THF) to deliver a Scottish Mentoring and Leadership programme for young people in partnership with the Scottish Government. The charity MCR Pathways will roll out their successful Young Scottish Talent mentoring programme, and social enterprise and charity Columba 1400 will expand its Leadership Academies for Young People to improve education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances. ...

Developing the Young Workforce North East Scotland (DYW NES) is seeking board members and a new chair.

SHETLAND companies are said to have bucked the trend by taking on a record 87 new apprentice starts during 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. Train Shetland vocational manager Kevin Briggs said: “We’re very happy to have been able to support these 87 apprenticeships across the isles, and across a wide variety of employment sectors. 9 of 14Adverts “The recent Apprentice Employer’s Grant from Skills Development Scotland was a big factor in securing more apprentices in enginee...

Fife Fabrications investment to benefit staff, customers and apprentices © Supplied by Fife Fabrications Fife Fabrications staff with the new press brake machine. A Fife fabrication firm has hailed the impact a six-figure investment will make for its growth plans. Fife Fabrications said the major capital spend on machinery will expand its capabilities and lower prices. The Glenrothes business is a specialist manufacturer in sheet metal work. © Supplied by Fife Fabrications Fife Fabrications s...

  A FORWARD-THINKING college with links to businesses across South Lanarkshire is urging more employers to back Scottish apprentices as part of a national campaign. South Lanarkshire College is keen to highlight the value apprenticeships can bring, not only to the individual, but also to companies and the wider economy.  The theme of this year’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week (which runs until March 5) is Business Backing Talent. All week, staff and students at the college are sharing...

Heres how Skills Development Scotland can help people of all ages SDS’s career information, advice and guidance service helps people of all ages to understand the world of work and develop lifelong career management skills. Advertorial Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s career service helping people and businesses to develop and apply their skills and contribute to Scotland’s economy. SDS delivers careers services in every state secondary school in the country, a network of ...

FUTURE OF EDUCATION Jade Hughes (18) a former Falkirk High School pupil studied for her Engineering Foundation Apprenticeship at Forth Valley College Recent adaptations to Foundation Apprenticeships during the pandemic have allowed young people in Scotland to continue benefiting from a wealth of industry experience. Across Scotland employers, schools and learning providers have made changes to support pupils during the most challenging year any are likely to face. For pupils across the coun...

FUTURE OF EDUCATION The college’s Foundation Apprenticeship frameworks cover accountancy, business skills, social services, children and young people, social services and healthcare with creative and digital media in the next academic term FOR SCOTLAND’S senior high school pupils, taking the first steps into the world of work can be a daunting process. The team at South Lanarkshire College understands the pressures facing young people and has expanded its Foundation Apprenticeship program...

Cash incentives to hire young at risk of unemployment in Moray © Supplied by DYW Moray Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Up to £8,000 is being offered to businesses who provide job placements for up to 25 hours a week for 12 months. The scheme is open to support 16 to 24-year-olds at risk of unemployment, including sch...

Dundee City Council helping to match unemployed with jobs © SYSTEM Mark Flynn, convener of the council’s city development committee Dundee City Council has hailed the efforts of its employability teams to counter job losses caused by Covid-19. It found the unemployment rate in the city needs to shrink by at least 4.1% if Dundee is to rebuild its economy. A report by the Royal Bank of Scotland, published today, found private sector employment in Scotland declined last month. But the rate of j...