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Cyber Conference Inspires the Next Generation of Female Talent

2/3/2026

Six S3 girls from Castlemilk High School took part in the See It Be It: Women and Girls in Cyber Conference at RBS Gogarburn in November 2025, gaining direct insight into Scotland’s cyber security sector and the women shaping its future. Their participation demonstrates how meaningful employer engagement can strengthen Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) outcomes, raise aspirations, and challenge gender imbalance in the cyber security sector.

Overview

The conference, delivered by the Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland, brought together more than 200 pupils, teachers, and cyber professionals for a full day of panels, workshops, and hands‑on challenges. The six S3 girls attended with the school’s DYW co‑ordinator and Computing Science teacher, building on their earlier involvement in a cyber event that inspired them to launch a girls‑only coding club.

Care, Connect, Inspire

11/12/2025

In today’s ever-evolving job market, few sectors are as essential—or as stretched—as health and social care. With a growing population, increasing demand for services, and an ageing workforce, the NHS is facing a critical challenge: how to attract, train, and retain the talent needed to deliver compassionate, high-quality care.

RAF Workforce Lessons

13/10/2025

When we think of careers education, uniforms, satellite towers, and mission briefings might not be the first things that come to mind. But for young people considering the armed forces—or even just exploring how their strengths might shape their future—experiences led by organisations like the Royal Air Force can provide unique and high-impact opportunities to build workplace skills.

Future Talent Starts Here

15/9/2025

In today’s workplace, technical qualifications are no longer the sole marker of a strong candidate. Employers across all sectors are increasingly prioritising softer, transferable skills—such as communication, teamwork, adaptability, and problem-solving—as essential for business success.
But where do young people learn these skills before entering the workforce?

AI Sparks Creativity

18/8/2025

In an age where innovation, adaptability, and critical thinking are key to career success, it’s never been more important to provide young people with real-world opportunities to build these future-ready skills.
But how do we help them get there?

Volunteering for Forth Valley Sensory Centre

17/5/2023

Forth Valley Sensory Centre (FVSC) is a charity that supports deaf, hard of hearing, blind and partially sighted people of all ages across Forth Valley. They deliver over 30 groups, classes and activities and have a Sensory Garden, Kitchen Garden, Sensory Room and public Café. Amna, Max and Chrislyn are 3 pupils who volunteer at the centre to gain work experience in their local community and develop skills for life after school. FVSC wish to continue to highlight the work of the centre to young people and their families in the area.

No Wrong Path Campaign 2022

5/12/2022

No Wrong Path is a social media campaign aiming to show young people receiving their exam results that there is #NoWrongPath to success.

Each year, on exam results day, employers across Scotland take to social media to share their career path from school to now using the hashtag #NoWrongPath.

Viridor; Employer Engagement and Curriculum Design

5/12/2022

Viridor in collaboration with DYW, East Lothian Council, has produced a number of educational video resources to be used to bring to life the maths and science curriculum areas.

Looking at the Young Persons Guarantee

5/12/2022

Emma Duncan is aiming to double the number of Young Person’s Guarantee sign ups and is doing so by including Young Person’s Guarantee in all conversations with employers. When canvassing new employers, Emma is discussing how employers can engage with DYW by sending them the Young Person’s Guarantee proforma and explaining that by completing any of the 5 Asks of the Young Person’s Guarantee, they will be successfully supporting young people to reach positive destinations.

Young People Are Great Campaign 2022

5/12/2022

Developing the Young Workforce celebrated the achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland through the new Young People Are Great campaign, which ran from 6th-10th June 2022.

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.

Cyber Conference Inspires the Next Generation of Female Talent

Care, Connect, Inspire

RAF Workforce Lessons

Future Talent Starts Here

AI Sparks Creativity

Volunteering for Forth Valley Sensory Centre

No Wrong Path Campaign 2022

Viridor; Employer Engagement and Curriculum Design

Looking at the Young Persons Guarantee

Young People Are Great Campaign 2022

Inspiring Entrepreneur's at Madras College

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