The new look of ‘My World of Work’

 Physicist, Engineer, Content Editor… Whatever the young people you work with want to do when they leave school, My World of Work is here to help.  If you’ve not had a look at our award-winning careers advice and information service lately, now is the time to come back and check it out. We’ve completely redevelped the service, making it easier to use, introducing even more great tools, information and articles.

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Making connections: DYW in context

In her blog post for SCQF Julie Anderson, DYW Team Leader for Senior Phase Pathways & College Partnerships in the Scottish Government’s Learning Directorate makes the connection between Developing the Young Workforce and Curriculum for Excellence and talks about some of the learning pathways being developed.  Julie highlights that a learner-centred approach to career education provides young people with appropriate progression routes tailored to their needs and wants.  The SCQF can help to plan

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Funding to help young Scots get into work

Young people are set to benefit from an additional £6.1 million to help them get into work, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today. The money will boost the job prospects of those aged between 16 – 29 years old who face the biggest barriers to employment, including people with disabilities and those who have left the military early. The First Minister outlined the new funding during her keynote speech at

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