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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. Overall, the total investment in the programme is £26.9m, which was agreed before the Holyrood elec...

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 engineering, construction and social care.” A particular area which has seen an increase in apprentice...

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 staff with the new machine. The new equipment is a Safan Farley press brake machine. It weighs 9300kg...

  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 their stories, while its business partners will offer insight into the benefits to employers of tak...