Tag: Modern Apprenticeships
What’s On In Edinburgh? Skills Development Scotland talks Modern Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are coming back into favour. The cost of a university education (even in Scotland) is making many people consider other choices, and employers are recognising that a graduate isn't always the best candidate...
Junior chef wins award at Scotland’s Modern Apprenticeship Awards
Junior chef trained up in record time at Edinburgh restaurantDuncan Shaw, junior chef at Edinburgh restaurant Sylvesters, was named Level 2 Apprentice of the Year 2014 at Scotland’s Modern Apprenticeship Awards last night.The Level...
Registers of Scotland offering Modern Apprenticeships
Registers of Scotland is backing The Scottish Government’s drive to help young people into employment by creating a Modern Apprenticeship (MA) scheme. Fourteen MAs are getting the opportunity of paid employment combined with on...
Botanics supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week
Modern Apprentices are vital to the future of the horticulture industry in Scotland, according to experts at the world-renowned Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The centre, which is both a scientific centre for the study of...
Over 3,000 sign up to learn in Edinburgh
Skills Development Scotland have revealed that 3,056 people have joined their programmes in Edinburgh in the 2010/11 period. The national training programmes (NTPs) include Modern Apprenticeships, Get Ready for Work and Training for Work.Together...
Edinburgh firms should seek funds from Skills Development Scotland
Employers in Edinburgh are being encouraged to take on people with barriers to getting in to work by using assistance from Scotland's Skills body, Skills Development Scotland (SDS).The Employer Recruitment Incentive (ERI) is delivered...
