Early Careers Adviser – August 2022

Welcome to Early Careers Adviser - a member update for young people and their influencers from EarlyCareers.Scot, Scotland’s Early Careers Marketplace. 

Early Career Paths

With so many early career paths to choose from, where will your journey begin? University, College, Apprenticeship, or something else. Our latest review of the early career options is a great place to start.

Customer Service Apprenticeships - 
Commercial Banking
 

Are you looking for a chance to earn while you learn, while receiving training and career options? If so, one of our Customer Service Apprenticeships in Edinburgh or Glasgow might just be just for you.

QA

If you're looking for a new opportunity, a career change, or just starting out, QA can get you a foot in the door with a top employer.

90% of QA's apprentices go straight into full-time work after completing; this is 20% higher than the national average.

Download our App 

Download our app and have careers in the palm of your hand. Resources to help better prepare you for that dream job plus content updated regularly with tips, tricks and the latest recruitment campaigns on the platform.

My apprenticeship at Google

Did you know that you don’t need to go to uni to get a degree? Get paid to learn with a degree apprenticeship. Discover how Sofia landed an apprenticeship at Google, and how you could to.

16,000 workplace opportunities secured through Young Person's Guarantee

The Scottish Government committed up to £45 million in the budget to support young people in Scotland towards employment, training and apprenticeships.

Apprenticeships recruiting farmers of the future

The whole agricultural sector needs to work harder at extolling the many and diverse virtues of a career in the industry in order to attract more workers during the acute labour shortages currently facing not only farming but many rural-based businesses.

Early Career Updates

Call for end to free university tuition for Scots
A think tank has called for an end to free university tuition for Scots – amid a warning the current structure is leading to a “grossly unfair cap” on the number of Scottish students.

Glasgow students’ climate change satellite to be launched into space after competition win 
A team of Scottish university students will see a satellite they designed sent into space after winning a £600,000 national competition. The Glasgow University students were announced as the winners of the LaunchUK Nanosat Design Competition, run by the UK Space Agency and Department for Transport.

Six Ways to Break Your Creative Blocks
Unlocking your creative potential starts with setting up your environment and cultivating the right attitude.

How I got my Apprenticeship
UCAS offer real-life stories from current apprentices, including how they landed the role and what day-to-day life as an apprentice is like.

7 ways to improve graduate employability
While work experience is important its not the only way you can improve your employability. There are a variety of activities that can make you stand out to employers - all it takes is a bit of initiative.

Record numbers of students from poorest areas apply to university
In Scotland alone, there was a record proportion of poorer students applying, with 21.3% of applications coming from disadvantaged students.

Graduates lacking vital social and practical skills because of lockdown
Lockdown meant many new graduates are missing hands-on practical experience including laboratory time, experts warn.

Young people urged to apply for Job Start Payment
Eligible 16-24 year olds who are already receiving certain other benefits or tax credits are being encouraged to apply for Job Start Payment - a one-off payment worth £267.65, or £428.25 if the applicant has children.

Graduation goes viral
Proud little girl cheers for her daddy during his graduation ceremony in Scotland.

Early Career Opportunities Updates

Applications for the Sound of Young Scotland award open

The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award have announced the opening of applications for The Sound of Young Scotland Award, supported by Ticketmaster, the Youth Music Initiative (funded by the Scottish Government through Creative Scotland) and Youth Music. Emerging Scottish artists will now be able to apply to win a funding package worth up to £5,000 to support the creation of their debut album.

PWC Flying Start degree programmes
Flying Start degree programmes give you the opportunity to gain a degree and start your career. You can choose from Accounting, Business Management and Technology. Applications will open in early September 2022, so keep an eye on the website and your emails.