These short film clip showcases the wide variety of career opportunities in the Borders and highlights the employment opportunities and associated skills development within the tourism industry. The clip provides an ideal starting point for learner discussions on local labour market information, the development of employability skills and relevant qualifications alongside work-based learning.
St Andrew’s RC Secondary School in Glasgow has adopted an innovative approach to their senior phase curriculum design which includes an employability stand alongside a two year Higher and traditional pathway model from S4 to S6. The following document and presentation sets out the importance of this particular design feature, the challenges the school faced and the lessons they are learning from the ongoing evaluations of their curriculum design. Evidence about success of the design focuses on
The Skills Scotland events are held in three key locations – Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow aiming to close the gap between the workplace and the classroom by linking industry with education. Connecting young people with careers, jobs, skills and apprenticeship opportunities, Skills Scotland is aimed at students aged S4 and above. In each region schools, colleges, youth and community groups are invited to attend with free entry for students and teachers
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and partners will publish an extensive list of over 40 apprenticeships which will see posts created from the Butt to Barra, across a wide range of sectors and departments including: Business Administration Business Management Community Development Child Care Education Attainment Gaelic language assistants Health and Social Care Heritage Human Resource Multi-Media Outdoor/Indoor Education Roads maintenance Sustainable Resource Management Sport and health Motor Mechanics The Comhairle will
Calderglen High School has established far-reaching partnerships to deliver inspirational learning opportunities for young people. The school’s strategic approach to Developing the Young Workforce ensures that all faculties actively collaborate with partners to develop and deliver a curriculum that supports the development of pupils’ employability and career management skills. Calderglen has radically overhauled its curriculum to meet more appropriately the needs of all learners and to prepare young people for the opportunities, jobs and career pathways. Using labour market
‘A Future in Food’, the Scottish Food and Drink Federation’s (SFDF) education programme offers learners (and teachers) a wide variety of exciting work-based learning opportunities to better understanding the breath and depth of jobs available in this £16.5bn sector that employs over 34000 people. ‘A Future for Food’ provides schools with curriculum based learning opportunities, particularly around STEM subjects, connected the local (and national) food manufacturing companies highlighting career opportunities and the routes to
The following JPEGs and PNGs (with a transparent background) are drawn from the Why is creativity important to employers? infographic available on the National Improvement Hub. Please use and share the images as widely as possible with educators, learners and partners in presentations, reports, posters and online. You can also build your own infographics from scratch using the Everything Is Creative online tool and make your own use of the artwork you see
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
Here are the winners and finalists for this years Scottish Education Awards in the category ‘Enterprise and Employability across Learning’: Early Years and Primary Winner: Ferguslie Pre-Five Centre Finalists: Bonhill Primary School and Cargenbridge Primary School Secondary Winner: Braeview Academy Finalists: Ellon Academy and Linwood High School Here is a brief description of the schools’ achievements: Ferguslie Pre-Five Centre, Renfrewshire One example of the ways in which Ferguslie Pre- five
This new fund will support Scotland’s drive to attract more young people into digital careers by widening access to extracurricular and enrichment activities that bring technology to life. The new Digital Xtra fund will be dedicated to ensuring that every child across the country has the opportunity to benefit from exciting and challenging digital activities such as after school coding clubs, competitions and innovative classroom programmes. The £250,000 fund will
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