The DYW Evaluation Reports were published this month.

These are independent evaluations of the impact of Developing the Young Workforce Strategy on education & the impact of Developing the Young Workforce Strategy on employer engagement.

A big thank you to all who were involved in the process. We look forward to working with all connected to DYW to consider the recommendations. 

You can view the reports below

Impact on Education: Evaluation

Impact on Employer Engagement: Evaluation

During Scottish Apprenticeship Week Babcock International Group invited S3 pupils from schools in the West Region to take part in their first instalment of the Babcock STEM games.

The games involved 50 pupils from each school, in teams of five, competing against each other and other schools from West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde and Argyll and Bute. This was a full day of interactive events hoping to inspire the next generation of young people to consider a career in STEM.

A big thanks to Babcock for holding the games and to the below schools for participating.

Dumbarton Academy, Clydebank High School, Hermitage Academy, Our Lady and Saint Patrick’s High School, Port Glasgow High School, Saint Peter the apostle High School and Vale of Leven Academy.

As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week we had a number of companies hosting talks and tours for school pupils across the West Region. 
The pupils were able to find out about various routes into different industries and get an insight into life at each company.

We also held our own social media campaign in which companies participated and showed their support towards apprenticeships.

We would like to say a massive thank you to all of the below employers who held talks & tours and for participating in our campaign.

You can view all of our photos from SAW 2023 on our social media channels.

Here's to next year!

Talks & Tours -
Babcock - Our Lady & St Patricks and Vale of Leven Academy
British Airways Maintenance - West Dunbartonshire/Renfrewshire schools
Diodes - Inverclyde schools
Kier - Clydebank High School
Marine Conservation Society - Eastwood High School
Sea Life Centre (Loch Lomond) - Dumbarton Academy
Swissport - West Dunbartonshire/Renfrewshire schools
Taylor Wimpey West - Barrhead High School and St. Lukes

Social Media Campaign - 
Arnold Clark
Babcock
British Airways Maintenance
Caulders Garden Centre
CCG
CGC
Diageo
Diodes
Dnata
DSM
DXC
Ferguson Marine
Heron Bros
Howden
Kier
NMIS
River Clyde Homes Group
Sea Life Centre Loch Lomond
Scottish Leather Group
Star Refrigeration
Taylor Wimpey
University Of The West of Scotland

The Construction Work Tasters project will officially launch on 20 March 2023

Funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), this project will support young people to learn more about the wealth of career opportunities in the construction and built environment sector. By working closely with employers, this project can also help to alleviate some of the recruitment challenges the sector is experiencing.

Construction Work Tasters are a short version of a work experience. Importantly, they are led by employers and take place on site or in the working environment. As the name suggests, however, they offer a taster of the industry and last between half a day and two days.

The launch week will act as a platform to reach more partners across industry, education, the third sector and local government.

Click here for more info

The Work Tasters website (www.worktasters.scot) is now live. This is the online hub for the project. Employers can post opportunities; young people can sign up to them. Educators and young people can also register their interest in attending Work Tasters. There might not be Work Tasters in your area yet, but if we know there’s interested young people then we will work with employers to create those opportunities.

As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023, in partnership with West College Scotland, we will be hosting a STEM Apprenticeship Event at WCS Greenock campus on Thursday 9th March from 1pm-4pm

Come along to speak to local and national employers in Engineering, Construction, Science and Motor Vehicle, many of who will be recruiting for their 2023 Apprenticeship intakes so there will be an opportunity to apply for actual apprenticeship vacancies on the day

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We are starting to plan our next campaign which is Scottish Apprenticeship week (SAW)! This week runs from 6^th- 10^th March 2023. We are reaching out to you now to see if you would be interested in supporting any of the following:
 

1. Social media campaign - Apprenticeship Banner photo opportunity. We will come to your premises and take a picture of you and your apprentices/ colleagues with our DYW West SAW Banner. This picture will then be used on our social media platforms throughout SAW week.
2. Talks & Tour of your company with school pupils -  Would you be interested in hosting a talk and tour of your workplace for any of our local schools. Transport will be covered by schools.

 If you are keen to support any of the above, can you please let us know by emailing info@dywwest.co.uk
 

Are you interested in finding out more about creating opportunities for young people and how this could benefit your organisation?

Join "Supporting Diversity in the Public Sector" webinar, delivered by The Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) on Tues 24th January from 12:00 – 12:45

Register now ➡️ https://buff.ly/3uZeANl

Last month we held our #STEMWest22 event at West College Scotland, Clydebank Campus

This was the first time since 2019 we have held this event in person and it was our biggest and best yet!

We put together a video showcasing the event, where you can also hear from exhibitors who attended

You can view the video on our YouTube channel ➡ https://buff.ly/3HJLTey

Thank you to Bob and the team at Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce for covering #STEMWest22 & #YPGuarantee in their Winter22 edition of Business Matters.

You can view it online here > https://lnkd.in/ecdhXVs6

It’s a team effort to support young people to prepare for the world of work.

At DYW we have seen the positive impact of when businesses are involved in providing inspirational opportunities for young people to help them understand and develop the skills they need to succeed.

For employers, engagement in schools and colleges provides access to a diverse pool of future talent and enables industry to take a lead role in inspiring young people and shaping the future workforce. This engagement helps to build young people skills for both work and life, adds relevance to their academic work and raises the career aspirations amongst Scotland’s future workforce. 

This free training workshop will increase your confidence to discuss your industry to a young audience and provide you with top tips to plan and deliver activities in school or college.

This workshop is designed to support individuals who currently engage with or would like to engage with young people in schools and colleges.

Come along to our free Inspiring Young Minds training workshop on *9th December to gain top tips for inspiring young people while they are still in education.

Find out more and access future dates https://bit.ly/3cyFtl3  

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