This is aimed at those already in employment or those wishing to enter employment, and seeking to achieve an Honours degree.
Starting September 2017:
Software Development
Engineering Design & Manufacture
University of the West of Scotland is working with Skills Development Scotland to deliver Graduate Level Apprenticeships (GLAs). Developed in partnership with industry to provide innovative work-based learning opportunities that enable apprentices to work full-time while studying for a UWS Honours degree.
GLAs are a brand new way for you to achieve a degree whilst in paid employment. They are designed in conjunction with employers, so you can be sure the qualification and skills you develop throughout are what you will need for the world of work.
Graduate Level Apprenticeship opportunities at UWS and how to get involved, please contact our GLA Team at apprenticeships@uws.ac.uk.
Here at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) we work in partnership with Glasgow colleges to deliver GCU Pathways, an alternative route to a university degree.
Through this route, students will begin their studies this August and spend the first two years studying for an HND at college before continuing at GCU to complete their degree.
It’s the perfect option for students who would benefit from a transitional step between school and university or were simply late or unsuccessful in applying to university.
As a GCU student from Year 1 they will also have access to award-winning support services, study facilities and the Students’ Association on campus.
GCU Pathways are available for 13 degree programmes in areas such as:
ICAS Foundation is a charity and we have bursary funding to award this year which may be of interest to your pupils. To date we have awarded £722,000 in bursary funding. The ICAS Foundation is a body that has been established by ICAS (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) to make a significant difference to academically talented young people from disadvantaged communities by helping them take their first steps into a professional career in accountancy or finance.
As you will know, younger people from disadvantaged communities are under-represented at universities across Scotland and, in particular, on courses that lead to a life-long profession. ICAS, as one of the leading professional accountancy bodies in the world, believes that it can do more to open up access to the accountancy profession and has helped establish the Foundation to help do just that.
We offer bursaries of up to £2,500 per academic year for students studying Accountancy or Finance degree.
Students with parental income below £34,000 are eligible to apply.
We need your help to identify students who meet the criteria and are due/expect to start a university course, studying accountancy or finance this year. We would be interested in helping them. We are now accepting applications for bursary funding.
For the first time in a few years Rolls Royce will hire 15 new practical engineering apprentices based at the Inchinnan site, the closing date is the Friday 31 March.
As part of the interview process they use a SHL type test and will be testing on Mechanical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Numerical reasoning, here is a site where pupils / students can access practice tests.
Good luck to Lewis Smith who is in the Scotland U17s squad who face Switzerland today at the Paisley 2021 stadium (4pm KO) in the UEFA Elite qualifying round.
Good luck also to Matthew Reilly who is in the Scottish Schools’ Senior squad who play Northern Ireland on Thursday 6 April at Renfrew Juniors (7pm KO).
Well done to S5 pupils Katie Baxter (5a9), Sophie McGrane (5a7) and Denise Reilly (5a9) who took part in the East Renfrewshire Dance Championships took place last night at Eastwood High School.
Attached is the presentation from the Orbit Teenage Business Incubator. If you are interested in applying get application form from Mr Fuchs. Return applications to Mr Fuchs by Friday 31 March 2017.
