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Developing the Young Workforce (DYW)
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW)
What is DYW?
Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) initiative aims to reduce youth unemployment. It complements the foundations already established by the Curriculum for Excellence and aims to better prepare pupils for the world of work.
The Youth Employability Strategy sets out ambitious objectives and recommendations that challenges schools, colleges and employers to engage with DYW in order to bring about effective long-lasting change to benefit the young people of Scotland. Some of the key areas of focus are:
Establishing and maintaining stronger partnerships between schools and employers
Embedding meaningful and impactful employer engagement
Providing early and relevant careers advice to allow learners to make informed decisions about their learner pathway
Increasing the number of pathways available for learners from school to positive post-school destinations
Supporting teachers and practitioners to develop the curriculum and embed skills for learning, life and work
Embedding Foundation Apprenticeships into the curriculum
Establishing and strengthening partnerships with colleges, universities and training providers
Expanding work placements, experiences and opportunities for young people
Offering vocational opportunities in the Senior Phase for learners to develop skills for learning, life and work
Challenging gender imbalances in the world of work and in subject choices
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Careers
Careers
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Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland
You can visit Skills Development Scotland: SDS supports individuals to build their career management, work-based and employability skills, throughout their career journey, from school, into further learning opportunities and employment.
My World of Work is Scotland’s careers information and advice web service:
My World of Work provides up-to-date information, advice and tools to support:
Subject choices – understand your strengths and make better choices about your subject choices and future career
Leaving school – find a career that interests you and understand the skills you need to get the job you want
Exam results – straight into a job or onto further learning? Whatever your grades find help in planning your next steps
Preparing for a job – discover Scotland’s industries, search for jobs, build your CV and practice for interviews
Modern Apprenticeships – why not earn as you learn? Find out what apprenticeships are available in Scotland and how they work
Meta Skill's
Meta Skill's
Did you know that 85% of job success comes from having well-developed interpersonal skills? In a world where change is constant and rapid, the ability to adapt and thrive is more crucial than ever. Meta-skills are those foundational abilities that help individuals learn new skills, solve problems, and navigate change.
Meta Skills are taught to all S1 students in Digital Enterprise in August and embedded in across all curriculum area. Employer engagements focus on these skills to help the students develop to prepare them for the world of work
Employability & Partnership Officer
Employability & Partnership Officer
Through the Pupil Equity Fund, the school has employed Anne Hoffman, an Employability and Partnership Officer who works in partnership with the school, outside agencies and businesses to implement and deliver a range of projects. To include, exploring and developing skills/training/further education opportunities to improve employability skills and promote destinations for pupils of Musselburgh Grammar School.
Currently we have made over 70 links with local employers, volunteering organisations and further and higher education establishments. All of these partners contribute to our very successful pathways evening which is held annually in Term 1. The information delivered at this event contributes to our PHSE programme.
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