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 * About us
   
   ABOUT US
   
   Skills Development Scotland is the national skills body supporting the people
   and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills.
   
   About
    * Our leadership team
      
      Find out about the SDS Board and our Senior Leadership team.
   
    * Equality, diversity and inclusion
      
      A diverse and inclusive Scottish workforce lie at the heart of our goals.
   
    * Our policies
      
      Details of our policies, including equality and diversity and procurement.
   
    * Work with us
      
      We aim to be an employer of choice with dynamic roles and plenty of ways
      to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
   
    * Our digital webservices
      
      We are committed to delivering our services as innovatively, effectively
      and efficiently as possible.

 * What we do
    * What we do What we do
    * Skills Planning
    * Scotland's Careers Services
    * Apprenticeships
    * Employability Skills
    * Supporting Scotland's Employers
    * Research and Insight
    * Support for refugees
    * Local Employability Partnership
    * Local and National work
   
   
   WHAT WE DO
   
   Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We
   contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and
   businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to
   provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people,
   businesses and the economy.
   
   What we do
   
   
   APPRENTICESHIPS
   
   Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We
   contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and
   businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to
   provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people,
   businesses and the economy.
   
   Apprenticeships
   Skills Planning
    * Skills Planning
    * Economy People and Skills
    * Skills Investment Plans
    * Regional Skills Assessments
    * Skills Action Plan for Rural Scotland
    * Sectoral Skills Assessments
    * Edinburgh and South East Scotland Labour Market Toolkit
    * Gaelic Evidence Base
    * Skills4.0
   
   Skills Planning
   Scotland's Careers Services
    * Our careers service in schools
    * 16+ Data Hub
    * Our Centres
    * Education team
    * Career Management Skills explained
    * My World of Work
   
   Scotland's Careers Services
   Apprenticeships
    * Foundation Apprenticeships
    * Work-based Learning
    * Modern Apprenticeships
    * The Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board
    * Graduate Apprenticeships
    * Apprenticeship Approvals Group
   
   Apprenticeships
   Employability Skills
    * Employability Support
    * The Big Plus
    * Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE)
    * Support during the cost-of-living crisis
   
   Employability Skills
   Supporting Scotland's Employers
    * Skills for Growth
    * The Public Sector Network
    * Marketplace
   
   Research and Insight
    * PhD Programme
    * Knowledge Exchange
    * SDS Virtual 3MT®
   
   Find out more about research and insight
   Support for refugees SDS support for refugees
   Local Employability Partnership Local Employability Partnership
   Local and National work
    * Aberdeen City
    * Highland
    * Aberdeenshire
    * Inverclyde
    * Angus
    * Midlothian
    * Argyll and Bute
    * Moray
    * City of Edinburgh
    * North Ayrshire
    * Clackmannanshire
    * North Lanarkshire
    * Dumfries and Galloway
    * Orkney
    * Dundee
    * Perth and Kinross
    * East Ayrshire
    * Renfrewshire
    * East Dunbartonshire
    * Scottish Borders
    * East Lothian
    * Shetland Islands
    * East Renfrewshire
    * South Ayrshire
    * Eilean Siar
    * South Lanarkshire
    * Falkirk
    * Stirling
    * Fife
    * West Dunbartonshire
    * Glasgow City
    * West Lothian
   
   Local & National Work
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 * Career Review
   
   CAREER REVIEW
   
   Delivering a world class careers service together, as part of the Young
   Person's Guarantee.
   
   Career Review
    * Career Review
      
      The Career Review is the most comprehensive review of Scotland’s career
      services in a generation.
   
    * The evidence
      
      Explore the extensive evidence base gathered on the Scottish Career System
      through commissioned reports and additional whitepaper
   
    * Careers by Design
      
      View the 'Careers by Design' report and accompanying resources from the
      Career Review Programme Board
   
    * Career Review in Action
      
      A series of short films showcase the principles of the career review in
      action and highlight the approach to co-design.
   
    * Final report
      
      Find out how the Career Review recommendations are being implemented
   
    * Next steps
      
      The Programme Board will work with practitioners, stakeholders, career
      influencers and those with lived experience on the next stage of the
      Career Review.

 * Publications & Statistics
   
   PUBLICATIONS & STATISTICS
   
   Our publications section cover a wide range of subjects. Quickly get the
   information you need using the search and filter options.
   
   All publications All statistics
    * SDS Strategic Plan 2022-27
    * Annual Review 2022-23
    * Publication schedule
    * SDS Operating Plan 2023-24

 * News and Events
   
   NEWS AND EVENTS
   
    * News & Events
    * Events
    * Scottish Careers Week events
    * Case studies

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Corporate Employer
 * About us
   
   ABOUT US
   
   Skills Development Scotland is the national skills body supporting the people
   and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills.
   
   About
    * Our leadership team
      
      Find out about the SDS Board and our Senior Leadership team.
   
    * Equality, diversity and inclusion
      
      A diverse and inclusive Scottish workforce lie at the heart of our goals.
   
    * Our policies
      
      Details of our policies, including equality and diversity and procurement.
   
    * Work with us
      
      We aim to be an employer of choice with dynamic roles and plenty of ways
      to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
   
    * Our digital webservices
      
      We are committed to delivering our services as innovatively, effectively
      and efficiently as possible.

 * What we do
    * What we do What we do
    * Skills Planning
    * Scotland's Careers Services
    * Apprenticeships
    * Employability Skills
    * Supporting Scotland's Employers
    * Research and Insight
    * Support for refugees
    * Local Employability Partnership
    * Local and National work
   
   
   WHAT WE DO
   
   Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We
   contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and
   businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to
   provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people,
   businesses and the economy.
   
   What we do
   
   
   APPRENTICESHIPS
   
   Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We
   contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and
   businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to
   provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people,
   businesses and the economy.
   
   Apprenticeships
   Skills Planning
    * Skills Planning
    * Economy People and Skills
    * Skills Investment Plans
    * Regional Skills Assessments
    * Skills Action Plan for Rural Scotland
    * Sectoral Skills Assessments
    * Edinburgh and South East Scotland Labour Market Toolkit
    * Gaelic Evidence Base
    * Skills4.0
   
   Skills Planning
   Scotland's Careers Services
    * Our careers service in schools
    * 16+ Data Hub
    * Our Centres
    * Education team
    * Career Management Skills explained
    * My World of Work
   
   Scotland's Careers Services
   Apprenticeships
    * Foundation Apprenticeships
    * Work-based Learning
    * Modern Apprenticeships
    * The Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board
    * Graduate Apprenticeships
    * Apprenticeship Approvals Group
   
   Apprenticeships
   Employability Skills
    * Employability Support
    * The Big Plus
    * Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE)
    * Support during the cost-of-living crisis
   
   Employability Skills
   Supporting Scotland's Employers
    * Skills for Growth
    * The Public Sector Network
    * Marketplace
   
   Research and Insight
    * PhD Programme
    * Knowledge Exchange
    * SDS Virtual 3MT®
   
   Find out more about research and insight
   Support for refugees SDS support for refugees
   Local Employability Partnership Local Employability Partnership
   Local and National work
    * Aberdeen City
    * Highland
    * Aberdeenshire
    * Inverclyde
    * Angus
    * Midlothian
    * Argyll and Bute
    * Moray
    * City of Edinburgh
    * North Ayrshire
    * Clackmannanshire
    * North Lanarkshire
    * Dumfries and Galloway
    * Orkney
    * Dundee
    * Perth and Kinross
    * East Ayrshire
    * Renfrewshire
    * East Dunbartonshire
    * Scottish Borders
    * East Lothian
    * Shetland Islands
    * East Renfrewshire
    * South Ayrshire
    * Eilean Siar
    * South Lanarkshire
    * Falkirk
    * Stirling
    * Fife
    * West Dunbartonshire
    * Glasgow City
    * West Lothian
   
   Local & National Work
   Tab to close
 * Career Review
   
   CAREER REVIEW
   
   Delivering a world class careers service together, as part of the Young
   Person's Guarantee.
   
   Career Review
    * Career Review
      
      The Career Review is the most comprehensive review of Scotland’s career
      services in a generation.
   
    * The evidence
      
      Explore the extensive evidence base gathered on the Scottish Career System
      through commissioned reports and additional whitepaper
   
    * Careers by Design
      
      View the 'Careers by Design' report and accompanying resources from the
      Career Review Programme Board
   
    * Career Review in Action
      
      A series of short films showcase the principles of the career review in
      action and highlight the approach to co-design.
   
    * Final report
      
      Find out how the Career Review recommendations are being implemented
   
    * Next steps
      
      The Programme Board will work with practitioners, stakeholders, career
      influencers and those with lived experience on the next stage of the
      Career Review.

 * Publications & Statistics
   
   PUBLICATIONS & STATISTICS
   
   Our publications section cover a wide range of subjects. Quickly get the
   information you need using the search and filter options.
   
   All publications All statistics
    * SDS Strategic Plan 2022-27
    * Annual Review 2022-23
    * Publication schedule
    * SDS Operating Plan 2023-24

 * News and Events
   
   NEWS AND EVENTS
   
    * News & Events
    * Events
    * Scottish Careers Week events
    * Case studies

 * Accessibility
 * Contact us
 * Learning Providers


SDS EMPLOYER HUB

A suite of skills planning tools to help employers confidently manage the skills
of their workforce.

Visit the SDS employer hub



SKILLS FOR A CHANGING WORLD

Sets out a bold vision and our commitment to acting responsibly, collaboratively
and sustainably to meet the evolving needs of our customers – ensuring they have
skills for a changing world.

Skills for a Changing World



CAREER REVIEW

A key part of the Young Person's Guarantee, the Career Review aims to ensure
that career services are fit for purpose and future proofed to meet the demands
of a changing world of work.

Career Review
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#SCOTAPPWEEK24

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024 is the time to demonstrate the value of vital
skills generated through work-based learning and celebrate amazing apprentices
past and present who belong to the Skills Generation.

#ScotAppWeek24


I WOULD LIKE TO...


FIND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS, APPRENTICES AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Apprenticeships


GET CAREER ADVICE AND GUIDANCE

Scotland's Careers Services


FIND SUPPORT FOR SCOTLAND’S EMPLOYERS

Supporting Scotland's Employers


INCREASE MY WORK-BASED AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

Employability Skills


LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS

 * * News 24 April 2024
     
     
     STRANRAER RESIDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM CHANGES TO THE CAREER SERVICE
     
     Read more
   * News 19 April 2024
     
     
     DELIVERING SCOTLAND’S CAREER SERVICE 2022/23
     
     Read more
 * * News 17 April 2024
     
     
     SCOTLAND’S HERITAGE SECTOR PUBLISH ROADMAP TO HELP TACKLE SKILLS GAP
     
     Read more
   * News 16 April 2024
     
     
     NEW LOCATION FOR THE CAREER SERVICE IN HAMILTON
     
     Read more
 * * News 19 March 2024
     
     
     NEW CHAPTER FOR CAREER SERVICES IN OBAN
     
     Read more
   * News 18 March 2024
     
     
     NEW DEPUTY CHAIR FOR SCOTLAND’S DIGITAL ECONOMY SKILLS GROUP.
     
     Read more
 * * News 14 March 2024
     
     
     CHANGES TO THE CAREERS SERVICE IN THURSO
     
     Read more
   * Case Study
     
     
     FORMER GALASHIELS ACADEMY PUPIL TAKES HER FIRST CAREERS STEPS THANKS TO
     TAILORED CAREERS ADVICE
     
     Read more


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