How to get involved with National Coding Week Children are part of a confident “Digital Generation” having grown up with the internet, smart phones and coding classes. However, many adults have missed out on the digital revolution and feel left behind. “The aim of National Coding Week is to give adults the opportunity to learn some digital skills”. Children can inspire adults Children are learning digital skills in school or
The latest CBI survey on education and skills (July 2016) revealed that businesses are predicting a rise in the demand for high-skilled jobs. There are also growing concerns by employers of a skills shortage amongst the UK workforce the face of a rapidly changing labour market. In response employers are showing an increasing commitment to supporting the improvement of training and education with 4 out of 5 business now involved in school/college partnerships.
This year the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards will for the first time include an award for the “Promoting Diversity Employer of the Year.” You can enter your submission form online at https://www.apprenticeships.scot/awards/promoting-diversity-employer-of-the-year/ For any further information please get in touch with Sharon.Morrow@sds.co.uk Please share this with any employer you think would be interested in the award.
Scottish Food & Drink Federation and SRUC have developed this great poster outlining the breadth of career opportunities and chain of jobs involved in food production at Castelton Farm. Looking for activities or discussion points with pupils? Research what you could earn from doing the jobs identified on the poster. Think of your favourite food. Can you create a career map demonstrating who is involved in creating your favourite food? What
Modern Apprenticeship (MA) reviews have been conducted in Engineering and Hairdressing. The Hairdressing review will be published in September. A team of reviewers from Education Scotland, SDS, colleges and independent training providers is about to conduct the review of MAs in Automotive Engineering in the autumn. Agreement has been reached to prepare a new model which will now look at on-the-job training, delivered in the workplace, by colleges and independent
The CIAG team has redesigned the review model to reflect initiatives that have been introduced recently. These include the roll out of the SDS enhanced service delivery of CIAG services across the country, the implementation of the Career Education Standard and the publication of the Work Placement Standard for schools and colleges. In addition, the outcome from the CIAG review grades, for the quality element Capacity to Improve, will now
This year’s Scottish Learning Festival offers a wide variety of seminars around DYW covering key issues such as curriculum pathways from 3-18, STEM, gender equalities, CLD, school/employer partnerships. Seminars will have direct inputs from practitioners, showcasing the practical implementation of DYW across all levels. Outline of seminars: Wednesday, 21 Sept: Title Presenters Room/ Time What does DYW look like in a secondary school? Gib McMillan, Craigroyston Community High School, Edinburgh Carron 1,9.30
This latest blog from Anthony Mann focuses on the European dimension of the link between education and employability. It identifies employer engagement in education as a key issues in tackling the skills gap. Government priority objectives across European countries include: Tackling skills shortage/skills mismatch Improving youth skills relevant to dynamic labour market demand Harnessing community resources to improve attainment Putting coherent pathways in place for young people moving through educational and training
In academic year 2014/15, SFC supported seven early adopter college regions to work in partnership with local authorities, schools, employers and other key partners to explore and develop senior phase vocational pathways. The document provides a final evaluation of the early adopter and highlights the following key elements: Success criteria: Strategic regional partnership working and planning. A regional co-ordinator who can turn strategic commitment into reality. Effective employer engagement and
The technologies form a central part of Scotland’s heritage, identity and future. Their importance cannot be overstated whether as an economic necessity, a social influence or a vital educational experience. There are approximately 1300 secondary qualified craft, design, engineering and graphics and 600 secondary qualified computing science practitioners across the 32 local authorities in Scotland. The wide spread of locations can and has made professional and collaborative learning difficult. Scottish
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