Launched in 2017, #NoWrongPath is a  social media movement led   by  Developing   the  Young Workforce  which provides inspiration and reassurance    to young people receiving their exam results. ​

We recognise that some young people may feel disheartened by their exam results. We are aiming to demonstrate that many people in interesting job roles across Scotland may not have taken a straight, obvious or traditional path to get there - that there is   #NoWrongPath.

This week Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) are celebrating the achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland through the Young People Are Great campaign.
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We caught up with Emma-May, who is a member of the Young Person’s Guarantee Youth Leadership Panel, advocates for young carers and better mental health support for young people all while studying law.

The UK's leading low carbon energy developer and operator, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), has committed their support to the Young Person's Guarantee. 
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SSE employ more than 10,000 employees across the UK and Ireland and have a mission to combat climate change and build a better world of energy. Amongst a range of youth talent programmes, SSE offer work placement opportunities to support young people across Scotland who face additional barriers to employment, in partnership with Barnardo's Works, an innovative youth employability programme. ​

​​In response to the increase in virtual learning due to Covid-19 Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) commissioned Rocket Science to conduct a research study on the value that young people can gain from virtual engagement with the world of work.  
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This research seeks to understand the impact of the shift to online learning on young people, and any benefits from the transition to virtual engagement that could be retained post-pandemic. The research also investigates how digital accessibility varies across young people in Scotland, and the impact of digital poverty on the benefits young people can gain from virtual engagement with the world of work.

Developing they Young Workforce (DYW) are developing a suite of national DYW offers for schools to complement what already exists. Our aim is to provide a universal DYW offer and equity of access for all young people in Scotland.
 
Employer engagement in schools has a positive impact on educational attainment and young people’s exam results, with young people more likely to make a successful transition to a positive destination on leaving school.

Launching on November 29th 2021, in partnership with Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills), Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Discover! Creative Careers (Scotland) will shine a spotlight on the cultural heritage sector as well as other sub-sectors of the creative and cultural industries.

Discover! Creative Careers, an award-winning, industry-led initiative that aims to inspire and inform young people about the job roles and pathways into the creative and cultural industries, will launch in Scotland this autumn with an online Discover! Creative Careers week taking place Monday 29th November – Friday 3rd December 2021. 
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Tech companies are being given the chance to help the next generation of school pupils enhance their digital technology skills thanks to a new toolkit detailing the support available from more than 10 different partners.
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The Tech Industry in Schools toolkit brings together Scottish Government, Education Scotland, tech trade body ScotlandIS, the Scottish Tech Army, Developing the Young Workforce, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and others to make it as easy possible for the tech industry to sign up to the myriad of education-related programmes available.

Find out about the Young Person’s Guarantee and how supporting young people could benefit your organisation.
​The ambition of the Young Person’s Guarantee is that within two years every young person in Scotland aged 16-24 will have the opportunity of a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training programme or volunteering.

The impact of the pandemic on employers and young people alongside a challenging labour market means that there’s never been a more important time to consider young talent within the workforce. 

£70 MILLION INVESTMENT IN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT. 
 
Young people looking to enter the workforce will benefit from £70 million of investment from the Scottish Government.
 
The Young Person’s Guarantee aims to protect people from the economic impact of COVID-19 by offering every 16-24 year old in Scotland the opportunity of a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training programme or volunteering.

Designed and delivered nationally by the Employer-Led DYW network, the DYW Skills Academy is a series of virtual activities and employability experiences. These are ran in collaboration with industry to support young people to build capacity to enter the labour market.    
 
Currently in its second year of delivery, the programme of activity provides a blend of pre-recorded content (“Industry Insight and Skills Sessions”) alongside e-learning, a CV check and a virtual mock interview.