Careers advice with SDS
Our SDS Careers Adviser is Amy Gordon and you can get in touch by asking your guidance teacher, or emailing her using the details below
Our qualified Careers Advisers are working in schools and careers centres across the whole of Scotland.
Your SDS Careers Adviser will be there for you all through school, helping you get ready for what you’ll do when you leave.
For any pupil who is not attending school but is wanting to get in touch with Amy Gordon (Careers Advisor), her contact details are below. Amy is keen to continue to support anyone who wants help with any career/course/CV/progression questions and so will make herself available at the times stated. Please get in touch with her of you have any questions or need help with applications, CVs etc.
SDS Careers Advisers will also be able to support your parents, carers and teachers when it comes to talking about careers.
The work of SDS Careers Advisers is supported by our careers website My World of Work.
You can use it to explore your career, skills and learning opportunities right through your school and working life.
Information for parents and carers
When it comes to making career decisions, you’re one of the first people your child will turn to for help.
Skills Development Scotland is Scotland’s careers service and our Careers Advisers are available to support you and your child throughout their time at school.
Scotland’s careers website MyWorld of Work is also packed with information to help you explore the routes your child could take for their career.
Pupils will use My World of Work with their SDS Careers Adviser at school as they build their Career Management Skills
You can find more information on how to support them in making important career decisions. Visit myworldofwork.co.uk/parents for more information or contact your child’s school Careers Adviser by getting in touch with the school, or emailing amy.gordon@sds.co.uk
Our dedicated parents website mykidscareer.com is a new resource available to parents and carers and provides extensive information about the future of the labour market, making it easier to see where the jobs will be, and what young people could be doing now to make sure they have what they need to succeed.