DYW West Lothian and National resources
The main DYW national website can be found here:
DYW West Lothian Youtube page
- Great resource for hints and tip on CVs, Interviews etc as well as very interesting insights into a whole range of jobs. It is being updated all the time so is worth subscribing to! – DYW West Lothian You Tube
DYW Skills Academy Industry Insights:
DYW Skills Academy Skills Sessions:
In partnership with SDS, DYW hosted a series of live pathways webinars last week. All of the DYWUP2U episodes were recorded and can be accessed here (these may be more appropriate for senior phase pupils)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwtM7xAi7P4 Jobs and Apprenticeships
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ey1pg6v90o College
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlyawIQf8_c University
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHpiqfqlKVA Training and Volunteering
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a6mQ1Ku_OQ End of week inspirational talk
DYW also worked in partnership with Young Scot on Scotland’s Biggest Parents’ events, three of which were held over the summer and the last one timetabled for 15th September. These videos can be accessed on the Young Scot You Tube channel:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ivsk1cmSHw Episode 1- Pathways to Industry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bioiI1vsIek Episode 2- Vocational Pathways to Industry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmc0dtrBzlo Episode 3- #nowrongpath to Industry
Further resources:
DYW Case Study on Linlithgow Academy S6 programme:
Barclays Life Skills
- A whole suite of free resources , videos and practical activities to help you grow in confidence, identify your skills and build on them. A fantastic tool. Register for free here – https://barclayslifeskills.com/young-people/
