#NoWrongPath is back and the messaging of the campaign is more important than ever.

Not only should we provide inspiration and reassurance to young people receiving their results, it’s vital that Scotland’s young people are aware of the options that are available to them. Developing the Young Workforce is inviting businesses, organisations and professionals from all over Scotland to help share this message of reassurance, help educate young people about the options that are available to them and demonstrate that there is #NoWrongPath to success.

Make sure your industry is represented by getting involved on social media this Results Day (Tuesday 8th August 2023).

For information on how you can get involved, visit https://www.dyw.scot/nowrongpath or contact info@dywwest.co.uk

Williamwood High School held a one day event that allowed pupils to develop their skills for life, learning and work through experiences that are out with their normal curriculum.

Pupils took part in three sessions throughout the day with 23 options to choose from. These sessions were delivered by colleges, employer partnerships and staff who were sharing their expertise.

Sessions included an introduction to personal training, electrician and plumbing taster, t-shirt printing, courtroom experience, apprentice lab, build a fitbit, heartstart, crime squad and a marketing session.

Thank you to everyone who supported this brilliant event!

One of our Young Person's Guarantee employers, Top Scaffolding, demonstrated their commitment to local young people by holding a fully certified First Aid and DEFIB Training course with a group of young people from Mary Russell School in Paisley.
 
David, the Health and Safety trainer from Top Scaffolding attended Mary Russell and took a group of 10 young people through an engaging and interactive training course. The pupils were all keen to take part and all completed the course and received their certificates.

A big thank you to David and Top Scaffolding for holding this brilliant course.

In partnership with Howden, we hosted an event to inspire female pupils to consider a future career in engineering. Howden invited over 50 female pupils, from 11 schools from the WEST region to their Renfrew facility.

As part of the visit pupils were provided a tour of the facility and a first hand look at the processes and technology used at Howden. They heard from accomplished female engineers and manufacturing professionals who shared their personal journeys into their career.
The students also participated in hands on demonstrations, using a VR headset, and fun engaging STEM workshops.
 
A massive thank you to everyone at Howden for running this brilliant event and to the students who attended.

We were excited to be invited along to the official launch of the Manorview charity and rebrand!

The foundation will harness the company’s resources, skills, and connections to help improve the lives of people affected by poverty. It was great to discuss their future plans and see the new branding.

Developing the Young Workforce are celebrating the achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland through the Young People are Great campaign, and we are asking for your support

The campaign aims to:

• Highlight the key achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland
• Raise awareness of the greatness young people bring to any workforce
• Spread good news, success and motivation

We invite you to get involved in this one-day-only campaign, which takes place on Tuesday 6th June 2023

Find out more and how you can get involved

Our 2023 STEM West event will return on 20th-21st November at West College Scotland, Clydebank campus.

This event is there to help to inspire young people to choose STEM subjects at school and have employers showcase early careers in their industry.

If you are an employer who is interested in showcasing your company and/or early careers, with something interactive or hands on for S3-S4 pupils to engage with over the 2 days then please let us know.

Email: info@dywwest.co.uk

NMIS, in collaboration with WB Alloys, have been keen to raise awareness in senior phase pupils of the manufacturing career opportunities associated with shipbuilding and ScotWind Projects amongst others.

 NMIS and WB Alloys have run various interactive careers presentations and workshops in schools, highlighting diverse and exciting career options in Fabrication & Manufacturing. Pupils had the chance to ask questions, take part in Virtual Reality related practical activities, learn more about routes to work and ask for advice.

Thank you to both NMIS and WB Alloys for running these workshops within our schools.

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