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Explore the latest news, blogs and wider activity from across the DYW network.

Score Apprenticeship Awareness Event at Peterhead Academy

5/7/2022

 
DYW North East facilitated an event where pupils at Peterhead Academy had a chance to meet with the Global Apprenticeship Manager from Score Group and discuss upcoming apprenticeship opportunities both in the engineering and business sector.
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​ ​In preparation for Scottish Apprenticeship Week and to support the Peterhead Academy Virtual Careers Fair, Score Group attended Peterhead Academy to inform pupils of the apprenticeship opportunities that will be advertised during Scottish Apprenticeship Week.
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Share your story to show there's '#NoWrongPath' on Exam Results Day

5/7/2022

 
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.
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Work Placement with Cameron Strachan Yuill

14/6/2022

 
 In May 2022, DYW Borders worked in partnership with Camerons Strachan Yuill Architects (CSY), Scottish Borders Council Education Department and Inspire Learning, to offer all the local secondary schools a unique weeklong virtual work placement. This opportunity was offered to pupils from S3 to S6 who had expressed an interest in a career in Architecture or Design which resulted in   20  pupils from   6  schools successfully gaining a place.
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Young People are Great:  My experience as a Young Change Maker

8/6/2022

 
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.

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Young People are Great: Spotlight on Ross McConnell

7/6/2022

 
​As part of the Young People Are Great campaign we are shining the spotlight on   Ross McConnell.   He joined the processing team at Mowi when he was just 18 and has developed a fulfilling career there. Mowi is the largest salmon farming company in Scotland, employing about 1,500 people. 
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Inspiring Entrepreneur's at Madras College

28/4/2022

 
As part of DYW activities, Entrepreneur Me created and delivered a series of activities across three days to support new S1 pupils at Madras College in Fife. The aim for the event was to support the year group to develop teamwork and leadership skills within small teams, supported by a range of activities. Led by Matt Stewart, who has a wealth of experience in running enterprise events and workshops for young people across the UK, the events had a fantastic reception from pupils at the school.
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Young People are Great Campaign

20/4/2022

 
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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Diversifying the Workforce

1/4/2022

 
Museum Galleries Scotland is the national development body for all museums and galleries in Scotland. They support museums and galleries with grant funding, skills development, advice and advocacy. 

​All of us have unique talents, and inclusion and diversity are about creating the right working conditions for everyone to succeed. Museums Galleries Scotland based in Edinburgh has committed their support to the Young Person's Guarantee by creating a working environment that supports and provides fair work for all their employees.
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Playing an Important Role in Helping Young People Achieve their Ambitions

31/3/2022

 
​Social Good Connect is a purpose-led organisation, driven by doing good for others. By working with employers to help their employees find volunteering opportunities that match their skills and interests, they enrich the lives of those in need while strengthening the bonds between companies and communities. 
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R-evolution For Good Guarantee Apprenticeships are the Future of Business

30/3/2022

 
Passionate about supporting young people, R-evolution For Good, a charitable community benefit society based in Moray, has joined a host of other employers across Scotland to commit their support to the Young Person's Guarantee. 

"I can't see why employers wouldn't invest in young people. They are the future of business. Young people who come into your business can help shape it and be part of its future. I certainly see the young people we employ delivering the business eventually.”
 Debi Weir, Development Manager and Founder at R-evolution For Good

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Helping Young People Reach their Potential Through Work Placements

29/3/2022

 
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. ​
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Young People Get a Taste of Careers in Hospitality

28/3/2022

 
Bringing together a collection of unique hotels on the North Coast 500 in Scotland is something of a burning ambition for the team at Highland Coast Hotels. One of their four hotels, Kylesku Hotel has recently committed their support to The Young Person’s Guarantee, and now they are looking to sign up their three other hotels this year. They believe they can offer different opportunities for partnership working with secondary schools and colleges.
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Hundreds of Parents and Carers Join Apprenticeship Webinar

23/3/2022

 
Over 400 parents and carers from across Scotland joined a webinar, which was hosted by Skills Development Scotland, to hear about Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships and how work-based learning can open the door to a wide range of careers. 
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The event was one of a number of events during Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Parents and carers can watch a recording of the session here.

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Foundation Apprenticeship Information Event

3/3/2022

 
As part of the Apprenticeship Family, Foundation Apprenticeships provide benefits to both young people and host employers. Find out more about how DYW West Lothian worked in partnership to inform employers about these exciting work-based learning opportunities.
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Developing the Young Workforce: The Value of Virtual Engagement with Young People Research

5/12/2021

 
​​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.
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Developing the Young Workforce National Stakeholder Engagement: Share your views

2/12/2021

 
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.
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Creative and Cultural Industries Online 'Open Doors' Initiative Comes to Scotland

4/11/2021

 
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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New Toolkit Helps Tech Firms Forge Links with Schools

14/10/2021

 
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.
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Young Person's Guarantee Employer Webinar for Tourism and Hospitality

5/10/2021

 
The Young Person’s Guarantee aims to ensure that within two years every 16-24 year old in Scotland has access to a job or learning opportunity.

​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.

Employers from all industries and of all sizes are already coming forward to support the Guarantee, however we need more. 
This webinar will help employers in Tourism and Hospitality find out why it makes it easier for young people and employers to connect, and how to get involved.
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SFE USP Nominated in the Herald Genanalytics Diversity Awards

28/9/2021

 
Scottish Financial Enterprise Unified Schools Programme has been shortlisted in this year’s The Herald GenAnalytics Diversity Awards for the category of Diversity Campaign of the Year.
The awards celebrate the incredible work done by individuals and organisations to support diversity and inclusion efforts in both the public and private sector.

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Young Person’s Guarantee Employer Webinar for Financial Services and Digital Technologies

20/9/2021

 
Find out about the Young Person’s Guarantee and how supporting young people could benefit your organisation.
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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. 
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​Scottish Government and Developing the Young Workforce set out COP26 legacy for young people

17/9/2021

 
To ensure an educational legacy from COP26, Scottish businesses and leaders are being encouraged to get involved with My Climate Path, an initiative designed by Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Glasgow to support the future of Scotland’s young people.
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Looking beyond COP26, hosted in Glasgow this November, the My Climate Path project proudly supported by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, will showcase the many current and emerging green and circular roles available across all sectors to the younger generation, which are not only the most active and aware of the climate emergency, but also the most directly impacted.
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​Young Scots Work Promise

28/7/2021

 
£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.
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DYW Skills Academy

12/7/2021

 
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.
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The Young Person’s Guarantee: What role can employers play?

25/5/2021

 
In November 2020 Sandy Begbie, CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise, published the Young Person’s Guarantee, No One Left Behind, which outlined a programme to support young people and ultimately guarantee them a place in education, training or employment within the next two years.

Employers are integral to the design, delivery and success of Scotland’s Young Person Guarantee, and CIPD are working with the Scottish Government to outline how and why organisations should get involved.
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