SURF Awards Youth Employability Workshop
Skills Development Scotland Priorities for the year ahead • Skills Development Scotland is the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills. • We aim to ensure employers have the right skills at the right time in high performing, fair and equal workplaces and that every individual has the skills and confidence to get a job and progress in the workplace, achieving their full potential • With more than 1,400 colleagues working across the country in schools, careers centres and partner locations, we are passionate about skills development and its contribution to a modern, innovative and prosperous Scottish economy
SDS Centres Young Adult & All Age 361 fulltime equiv CIAG delivering post school services in 47 public access centres and over 70 third party sites SDS Centre Service Age Approach Next Steps CIAG 15-18.5 years Targeted 15-26 years (Care experienced) Universal CIAG All Age On demand/campaigns Integrating Employment & Skills CIAG 18 + jobseekers on Referral benefits Partnership Action for Continuing All Age On demand Employment CIAG • Redundant Apprentice All Age On demand • Transition Training Fund(Oil & Gas) All Age Targeted • STEM Teacher Bursary All Age Targeted • The Big Plus All Age • Individual Training Account 16+ years • Veteran/Service Leaver & Families All Age pilot*/referral Transition* • My World of Work website All Age *bespoke landing page • Employability Fund 16-17, 18+ Targeted • Scotland’s Employer Recruitment 16-29 years Targeted
Work Based Learning -Apprenticeship.scot • Foundation 2018 target - 2600+ 2019- 5000 • Modern 2018 target - 27000+ Graduate 800+ • Modern/Graduate -30000 per year by 2020
SDS as an Employer- Vocational opportunities INTERNSHIPS 1 year paid work based learning, personal development programme 8 week Summer internship 3 rd year university Robertson Trust students MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS 2 year paid work based learning and vocational qualification • TRAINEE CAREERS ADVISER PROGRAMME Modern Apprenticeship in Enabling Customers to Access Career Development Services • Technical Apprenticeship in CIA and Employability • Post Graduate sponsorship – Pg Diploma & UK sector recognised Qualification in Career Development • Masters & PHD Programme
Scottish view “ Raising aspirations and improving people’s capacities, skills, and knowledge are a potentially powerful means of improving health and well-being and, in turn, their life chances.” Skills for Scotland (2010 )
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