Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland have professionally qualified Careers Advisers based in every state secondary school throughout Scotland. Your school careers advisers are Gordon Armstrong and Craig Kubica. Throughout the year pupils can access the following support:
• One-to-one career coaching appointments to explore their post school options and develop career management skills.
• Employability support – Help with CVs, applications, personal statements etc.
• Group sessions on topics such as making subject choices, post school options, developing career management skills and labour market information.
To make an appointment, pop by the school careers office (pupil support corridor), speak to your guidance teacher or email Gordon.Armstrong@sds.co.uk
Parent/Carer Contact
Parents/Carers are more than welcome to make an appointment if they would like to discuss any aspect of their young person’s future, particularly around post school options or around that all important subject choice time.
Skills Development Scotland have professionally qualified Careers Advisers based in every state secondary school throughout Scotland. Your school careers advisers are Gordon Armstrong and Craig Kubica. Throughout the year pupils can access the following support:
• One-to-one career coaching appointments to explore their post school options and develop career management skills.
• Employability support – Help with CVs, applications, personal statements etc.
• Group sessions on topics such as making subject choices, post school options, developing career management skills and labour market information.
To make an appointment, pop by the school careers office (pupil support corridor), speak to your guidance teacher or email Gordon.Armstrong@sds.co.uk
Parent/Carer Contact
Parents/Carers are more than welcome to make an appointment if they would like to discuss any aspect of their young person’s future, particularly around post school options or around that all important subject choice time.
Career Management Skills
The world of work is changing fast. New opportunities pop up every day, and these days, you’re unlikely to be in a job for life. It’s important to be ready to face unexpected changes.
That’s where Career Management Skills come in. They help you to understand yourself and the world around you, or quite simply, the match between what’s important to you and the opportunities in our labour market.
The world of work is changing fast. New opportunities pop up every day, and these days, you’re unlikely to be in a job for life. It’s important to be ready to face unexpected changes.
That’s where Career Management Skills come in. They help you to understand yourself and the world around you, or quite simply, the match between what’s important to you and the opportunities in our labour market.
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They’re grouped under four themes:
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Find out more at –
https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/what-we-do/scotlands-careers-services/career-management-skills-explained/
https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/what-we-do/scotlands-careers-services/career-management-skills-explained/
My World of Work
My World of Work is Scotland’s award-winning online careers information and advice service, offering tools to help you choose a career. www.myworldofwork.co.uk provides a unique mix of tools, features and up-to-the minute job information to help you find out more about yourself and the current and future job market throughout Scotland.
On the site you will find up-to-date information on jobs and courses, as well as tips on CV writing and interviews to help you explore your options and make the best decisions about your future.
My World of Work offers careers information to pupils and parents/carers when it’s needed most and especially at critical times of the school year such as when making subject choices, during exam results time, or when applying to university or college.
There are some fantastic resources at your fingertips such as:
Visit myworldofwork.co.uk now and sign up for all the great features designed to help you on your way.
My World of Work is Scotland’s award-winning online careers information and advice service, offering tools to help you choose a career. www.myworldofwork.co.uk provides a unique mix of tools, features and up-to-the minute job information to help you find out more about yourself and the current and future job market throughout Scotland.
On the site you will find up-to-date information on jobs and courses, as well as tips on CV writing and interviews to help you explore your options and make the best decisions about your future.
My World of Work offers careers information to pupils and parents/carers when it’s needed most and especially at critical times of the school year such as when making subject choices, during exam results time, or when applying to university or college.
There are some fantastic resources at your fingertips such as:
- A ‘to-do’ list which guides you through a series of tasks associated with your stage
- Personality tools which provide tailored career suggestions
- A new skills tool which will help you to record and understand the skills you have or are developing
- An option choices tool for school pupils to help them match choices to future career options
- A profile tool where you can record personal achievements, useful for CVs or course applications
- Route maps into careers, including jobs, courses, apprenticeships and volunteering
- A CV builder and advice on applications and interviews
- Help for parents along the way
Visit myworldofwork.co.uk now and sign up for all the great features designed to help you on your way.
