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Career Opportunities
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Job Vacancies - East Lothian Council
East Lothian Council Opportunities - www.myjobscotland.gov.uk
Skills Development Scotland
Please remember our colleagues at Skills Development Scotland are on hand to support your children with their career plans. If your young person would like some support finding and applying for a job or training programme then please call 0131 665 3120 to get professional help and advice from qualified careers advisers across East Lothian.
Our Skills Development Scotland advisor in school is Jenny Goodacre. Students can make appointments with Jenny by contacting the school office.
You can now find us in the following locations:
Monday 10am to 5pm – Pennypit Community Centre, Double Dykes, Rope Walk, Prestonpans
Tuesday 11am to 4pm – Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre, Haddington Road, Musselburgh. Drop in every week from 2-3pm.
Tuesday 12pm to 4pm – Volunteer Centre East Lothian, 56 High Street, Tranent.
Wednesday 1pm to 5pm – Bleachingfields Centre, Countess Crescent, Dunbar.
Thursday 1pm to 5pm – Citizens Advice Bureau, 46 Court Street, Haddington.
Every 2nd Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm – Job Centre Plus, Eskmills Park, Musselburgh.
Please call us on 0131 665 3120 to make an appointment with one of our advisers
Apprenticeships/University/Further Study/UCAS
Apprenticeships/University/Further Study/UCAS
Your Future Starts Here: Barclays Apprenticeship Launch Event
Our Apprenticeship roles will go live in September across England and Scotland for a limited time. Join Your Future Starts Here, a free virtual launch event hosted by the Barclays Early Careers Recruitment team, to hear directly from recruiters and current Apprentices, explore what will be available and get practical guidance before applying. The event is open to everyone, whether you’re based in England or Scotland.
Hear what it’s really like from current Apprentices
Bust common myths about Apprenticeships
Explore the roles launching across England and Scotland
Get practical recruiter tips before applying
📅 Date: 16th September 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 – 13:00
💻 Format: Virtual
👉 Register here: Your Future Starts Here: Barclays Apprenticeship Launch Event Registration
RAF Aircrew Webinar - Wednesday 9 September 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Lock on to your future! Join our RAF Aircrew Webinar and discover what it takes to operate cutting-edge weapons systems.
Are you ready to discover life as Aircrew in the Royal Air Force? We're excited to launch our RAF Aircrew Webinar and you're invited!
Aircrew sits at the heart of every RAF mission. Whether you're behind the controls as a Pilot, managing complex systems as a Weapon Systems Officer, or operating cutting-edge technology as a Weapon Systems Operator, it's a career built on skill, teamwork and split-second decision making.
Join us on Wednesday, 09 September for our free webinar to learn more about the following roles:
Pilot
Weapon Systems Officer (WSO)
Weapon Systems Operator (WSOp)
Weapon Systems Operator - Aircrew Linguist
Hear directly from those who live and breathe the role and get your burning questions answered in our live Q&A.
This is your chance to get an insider's look at life as RAF Aircrew, completely free.
Reserve your spot today, we can't wait to see you there.
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP IN THE LAND BASED SECTOR - OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL LEAVER
The Pre- Apprenticeship scheme is where a young person completes 2 weeks at Borders college followed by a paid work placement for 6 months, in the hope the young person will progress to a modern apprenticeship, full time agricultural college/uni or a job. AT Borders college the young people will do various training, such as Health and Safety, First Aid, ATV (Quad bike), tractor driving, stock work, fencing, and workshop skills such as welding etc. Once the young person is on the farm placement they are offered a further £500 of training to help fulfil their duties such as forklift ticket, Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross cutting. The pre-apprentice would be employed by BMR sister company Lothian and Borders Training Services Ltd and is paid by the hour (current rate is £8.00 for hours worked over 8 hours is classed as overtime and paid at £12.00). The young person is paid fortnightly. A minimum of 16 hours is required.
I have attached the pre-apprentice leaflet, we also have a comprehensive website which would offer more information and an application form. We offer 2 intakes per year, we have just had 8 start at the beginning of July and our next intake will be in January 2027. If you feel you have any appropriate young people with an interest in the land based sector please do get in touch to discuss further, or if you would like any additional information regarding the scheme do not hesitate to get back to me or my colleague Michael Bayne, manager at Borders Machinery Ring.
Below are useful links
Employers’ Toolkit available here developed by Lantra Scotland specifically related to agricultural apprenticeships, training and placement support.
Ringlink/Lantra Podcast on Pre-Apprenticeships https://soundcloud.com/lantra-scotland/pre-apprenticeship-in-agriculture-with-employer-and-mentor
Lantra seminar on Apprenticeships: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bzOp0EVkWg
Supported Study & Extra-Curricular Clubs
Supported Study & Extra-Curricular Clubs
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