CAREERS SERVICE

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) deliver Scotland’s careers service in schools, in centres and online, and can offer careers advice, guidance and information.

Our Careers Adviser Shonagh Stocks from Skills Development Scotland is in school three days a week during term time. She delivers guidance to both groups and individuals to enable pupils to develop their career management skills. 1-2-1 appointments are usually made via the Principal Teachers of Pupil Support.

Outwith her days at Oldmachar Academy, Shonagh can be contacted via:

Skills Development Scotland

381 Union Street

Aberdeen

AB11 6BT

T: 01224 285200

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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND RESOURCES

Skills Development Scotland has a range of resources to help young people identify their skills and gain awareness of how these might fit with different courses or job opportunities.

  • My World of Work can be used by pupils throughout their time at school and beyond.

  • My Kid’s Career is a web service for parents and carers. It helps them support their children to make career decisions, guided by information on the future world of work.