Posts by Iona Clarke
Wheatley Group education bursary scheme to support its 400th customer
An education bursary scheme to help tenants living in some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities will reach a major milestone this year. Wheatley Group’s bursary programme will support its 400th…
Read MoreGlasgow school teams up with city business for new energy course
A Glasgow school offering a new course about the energy industry has teamed up with a city business to provide valuable work placements. Holyrood Secondary’s physics department recently introduced a…
Read MoreYoung People Are Great
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) are celebrating the achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland through the Young People Are Great campaign. The social media campaign aims to:…
Read MoreCalling all Employers…It’s time to Maximise May!
During the months of May and June, under the umbrella of ‘Maximise May’, businesses had traditionally come together to support pupils who had either begun searching for post-school options or…
Read MoreGlasgow’s pupils have recorded their ‘best ever’ positive destination figures
Glasgow’s pupils have recorded their ‘best ever’ positive destination figures with a record 97.1% young people leaving school last year to go to either higher and further education, employment, or…
Read MoreScottish businesses offered support to bridge the growing skills gap
The latest Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) employment trends survey revealed three-quarters of UK business are struck by labour shortages, while an Open University study found 70% of Scottish companies…
Read MoreClimate Hero – Sarah Dougan, Grown Up Foods Ltd trading as Slange Var
Name: Sarah Dougan Company: Grown Up Foods Ltd trading as Slange Var Job Title: Founder and Managing Director Matched with school: Glasgow Gaelic School How I chose this career path:…
Read MoreClimate Hero – Lorna Preston, A.C.Whyte & Co. Ltd.
Name: Lorna Preston Company: A.C.Whyte & Co. Ltd. Job Title: Client Relationship Manager Climate Heroes name – Lorna Preston School: Matched with Barrhead High School How I chose this career…
Read MoreClimate Hero – Molly McLeod Armstrong, BakerHicks
Name: Molly McLeod Armstrong Company: BakerHicks Job Title: Sustainability Graduate School – Matched with Taylor High School, New Stevenston How I chose this career path: I was always an eco-club…
Read MoreFlying start: Next generation of aviation engineers graduate with Loganair
Trained on arguably the most diverse fleet of any commercial airline, six mechanical engineers have graduated following a four year modern apprenticeship with the UK’s largest regional airline Loganair –…
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