WHO WE ARE
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national careers and skills service. Our careers advisers, Claire and Suzanne, deliver career information, advice and guidance to S1-S6 pupils. You might meet them with your class at a group activity, at a careers event or at a one-to-one appointment.
Suzanne also works with young people who have left school and can continue to support anyone who needs help or support with their next steps.
GET ADVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT
Throughout the school year there are a range of planned engagements and activities that careers advisers deliver.
There are also opportunities for pupils to arrange an appointment if you want to get some advice.
Pupils can do this by:
- Speaking to your pupil support teacher to arrange an appointment
- Dropping in to the careers room in the library (any day apart from Tuesdays
- Contacting Claire or Suzanne by email:
claire.bruce@sds.co.uk and suzanne.mcgonigle@sds.co.uk
WHAT WE DO
You can chat to your adviser about lots of things including:
- Finding out about yourself, your strengths and skills
- Making subject choices
- Different types of careers and how to research them
- Developing the types of skills that are useful in a job
- Routes into careers, including apprenticeships
- Building and developing your networks
- Creating CVs
- Making applications and applying for courses
Find out more at https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/what-we-do/scotlands-careers-services/
MY WORLD OF WORK
My World of Work is our online career information and advice service for people at any stage of their career. Here you can find lots of activities and tools to help you identify the opportunities that might be open to you including:
- A ‘to-do’ list which guides you through a series of tasks associated with your stage
- An option choices tool for school pupils to help them match choices to future career options
- Route maps into careers, including jobs, courses, apprenticeships and volunteering
- A CV builder and advice on applications and interviewsRegister today for an account or log-in.
Keep using the site as you progress through school. Discover and explore at myworldofwork.co.uk.
