Shape the future with Scottish Careers Week
Delivered by CyberScotland partner Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the national skills agency, along with a wide range of local and national partners, Scottish Careers Week features events and activities to help people of all ages explore, understand and manage their career choices, and the services and resources available to support them.
Great career support helps people find their passion and thrive. It showcases exciting future opportunities in Scotland’s key industries, matching employers with local talent, and makes a real and lasting difference. With cost-of-living pressures, the climate emergency, an ageing population, and advancing technologies all changing how we work and the type of work we do – it’s never been more important to help people of all ages access and understand the opportunities out there, and the support available to them.
Now in its third year, join from 13-17 November for Scottish Careers Week 2023. Through events, activities and information, they’ll shine a light on the support that’s available to everyone across Scotland to make positive choices and shape the future.
Key highlights include:
- the launch of a new high-profile campaign by the Scottish Government to promote careers in adult social care.
- a series of online events about working in animal welfare with the charity Cats Protection, covering areas such as veterinary careers and behavioural science in animals
- a partnership with Smart Works, a Scottish charity that gives unemployed women the clothes, coaching and confidence they need to get a job and improve their lives
- an open day to find out what it’s like to work in the performing arts with The MGA Academy in Livingston
- a webinar for young people all about working in TV and film hosted by Into Film
- a look at careers in publishing with bookcareers.com
- a webinar dedicated to adult career changers and job seekers called ‘Get the best job, not just a job’
- 20 different talks for school pupils delivered across the week and country by DYW Live
- a nature-based jobs showcase hosted by Nature Scotland
The Minister for Higher and Further Education Graeme Dey welcomed the range of activity being delivered by the national skills agency and its partners. He said:
“With cost-of-living pressures, the climate emergency, an ageing population, the continued impact of Brexit, and advancing technologies all changing how we work and the type of work we do, it’s never been more important to help people of all ages access and understand the opportunities out there along with the support that is available to them.”
Sharon McIntyre, head of the careers service at SDS, added:
“Great career support helps people find their passion and thrive. It showcases exciting future opportunities in Scotland’s key industries, matching employers with local talent, and makes a real and lasting difference to people’s lives. Scottish Career Week aims to shine a spotlight on everyone making that difference.”
Although the focus of the week is more general, the wide range of events and activities can still certainly help guide you toward being better prepared if you choose to pursue a career in cyber.
See a list of events taking place here
Find out more about it here
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