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Apprentice Mechanic, Wick

Posted: March 9th, 2022 | Posted in:

Post Title: Apprentice MechanicEmployer: The Highland Council Location:  WickHours:   37 Hours per week Duration:  Fixed Term – 4 YearsClosing Date: 4th April 2022Salary:    Percentage of appropriate trade salary   £23,896                    Year 1  £18,816                   Year 2 80% of …
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Scottish Apprenticeships Stats & Facts

Posted: March 9th, 2022 | Posted in:

Did you know there are more than 12,000 employers involved in Scottish Apprenticeships and around 43,000 apprentices in jobs and work-based learning across Scotland? Research shows* the most common reasons for employers supporting apprenticeships are: To provide young people with opportunities (91%) To train workers in core skills …
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Scottish Apprenticeships – Funding for Employers #ScotAppWeek22

Posted: March 9th, 2022 | Posted in:

Adopt an Apprentice Caithness Business Fund Highland Employment Recruitment Offer (HERO) Grant Adopt an Apprentice More financial support is being provided to employers to take on apprentices who have been made redundant as a result of the pandemic.   What is Adopt an Apprentice? Adopt an Apprentice is a …
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About Scottish Apprenticeships #ScotAppWeek22

Posted: March 8th, 2022 | Posted in:

Apprenticeships help you build the experience and skills that employers want to see. No matter what stage you’re at, they’ll help you get set for a bright future. And now, there are more ways than ever to get involved. Find out about the three types of Scottish Apprenticeship …
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International Women’s Day 2022 – 8th March 2022

Posted: March 7th, 2022 | Posted in:

#BreaktheBias Women’s Enterprise Scotland have created a video for school-age young people, celebrating women’s achievements, championing role-models and to tackle bias that prevents young women and girls from pursuing entrepreneurship. Today, despite 51% of business start-ups being women-led (Business Gateway Report 2019 – 2020) only 14% of Scotland’s …
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It’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022!

Posted: March 7th, 2022 | Posted in:

We’re supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022 to show the value of Scottish Apprenticeships to people, business and the economy. This year’s theme is Apprenticeships Work, with the aim to highlight how apprenticeships are providing the skills employers need now and for the future. Developed in partnership with employers, …
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Caithness Jobs Event Planning Survey

Posted: January 28th, 2022 | Posted in:

The team at Caithness Jobs and How To Get Them are gathering information and opinions on how to take a Caithness careers event forward post-pandemic. We are very aware job and career-seekers requirements may have changed in the last 2 years and want to reflect those changes in …
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Young Scot Awards 2022

Posted: January 27th, 2022 | Posted in:

Since its launch in 2006, the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards have been Scotland’s only national awards evening for the young people of Scotland. They have celebrated the inspirational contributions and achievements of thousands of young Scots who have made a real difference to communities across Scotland. We’ve …
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Your Year Your Career

Posted: January 26th, 2022 | Posted in:

Nationally, Developing the Young Workforce have developed a range of sector specific virtual resources for S1s, S2s and S3s across Scotland, launching in January 2021.  The resources are for educators to be able to use within their virtual classrooms or for young people and parents to learn about the …
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Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel

Posted: January 18th, 2022 | Posted in:

The Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme will allow children and young people under 22 to travel for free by bus in Scotland. Currently, the Scottish Government is encouraging people to stay at home as much as possible – until the situation with the pandemic improves. So Transport …
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