Early Careers Adviser – October 2022

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

Scottish Careers Week is back

7 to 11 November 2022. With even more events, activities and resources, we
invite people of all ages to take part. Discover the opportunities and
career support available in Scotland to help shape your future.

Customer Services Apprenticeship 2023

Salary: from £20,020 per annum
Location: Aberdeen
 

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top or simply take you in an exciting new direction. HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. 

At the start of your 18-month apprenticeship journey, they will support you through a blended learning experience where you will learn how to be successful in your role through a mixture of virtual classroom & practical training.

PWC School and College Leaver opportunities are now open

2023 School and College Leaver opportunities are now open and we have many routes through which you can join.

Futureproof Careers Podcast

Future Proof Careers is for those just starting out in the world of work. In each episode, QA focuses on a hot career topic and blows it wide open with real, honest advice from their QA apprentices, alumni and a range of career experts.

The European Year of Youth: The European Solidarity Corps

For folks with family and connections in the EU, as part of the European Year of Youth (EYY2022), there are opportunities available to join The
European Solidarity Corps (ESC) - great local and international volunteering opportunities that benefit communities.

European Job Days 

Are you interested in finding a job in Europe? Then the European Job Days are exactly what you need! European Job Days are dynamic recruitment events that bring jobseekers and employers together.

EARLY CAREER UPDATES

World Space Week 2022 celebrates  

Join thousands of participants in over 90 countries celebrating
sustainability in space, and sustainability from space.

Who are Scotland's Top Employers?
The Herald Top Employer Awards have been announced and amongst them are many outstanding examples of businesses where care for employees is embedded firmly into the culture of the organisation.

The Prince's Trust launch the Class of Covid
The 'Class of Covid' - a generation whose confidence, education and
opportunities were stolen by the global pandemic and resultant lockdowns.

Scotland's student nursing intake 700 short of target
The number of student nurses recruited in Scotland this year is 700 short of
the government's target.

7 appointed from 300 apprenticeship applications
Local paper shares the story about a property maintenance firm on the west
who had 300 applicants.

Scotland's new 'national robotarium' opens
Scotland's brand new 'national robotarium' has been unveiled for the first
time - with a major international research and engineering partnership. The
£22.4m facility at Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University will partner with Tata
Consultancy Services on applied engineering and joint research across
multiple disciplines.

How to Make Sure You Keep Growing and Learning
Small, everyday experiments can help us reach our goals and get better at
the skills that are important to us.

1,000 jobs moved from London to Scotland under UK Civil Service shakeup
Almost 1,000 London-based Civil Service jobs have moved to Scotland since
March 2020, the Cabinet Office has announced.

Scotland's top 100 private limited companies have been revealed.
The latest list from professional services firm Grant Thornton shows that
food and drink companies dominate, with the majority based in the west of
the country - a region that is home to nearly half (47) of the companies.

New stonemasonry apprentices carve the path to net-zero
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) increases delivery of vital traditional
skills training to support green recovery