Whether you are a school or the college, education head or teaching staff, Developing the Young Workforce Shetland can help you by giving you access to employers who can support your learning programmes and help meet the Career Education Standard.
DYW Scotland have a range of National Programmes and Packaged Activity that you can access. These easily accessible programmes support young people at different ages and stages, are co-developed with industry and education and include digital resources as well as employer-led activity.
DYW Scotland have a range of National Programmes and Packaged Activity that you can access. These easily accessible programmes support young people at different ages and stages, are co-developed with industry and education and include digital resources as well as employer-led activity.
We can link you with businesses who can offer career insights and inspiration, bring the curriculum to life, help develop employability and wider life skills of young people, and support your own staff development activity.
DYW Shetland can help you to:
DYW Shetland can help you to:
- Raise awareness among your students of different career pathways
- Promote apprenticeships as a positive career option
- Arrange sector and industry insight opportunities
- Access real business projects that relate to curricular areas
- Source work placement opportunities
- Engage the experience and skills of local employers across a wide range of sectors
- Support your efforts to promote equality of opportunity and help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds
Connect with Employers
Each School in Shetland has a dedicated DYW Shetland School Coordinator who you can discuss local employer engagements with:
Marketplace for Education helps schools and colleges connect with businesses. It's a simple, easy to use online tool. Employers can register to use it and start passing on knowledge of their sector through workshops, talks or workplace visits. Your school or college can use Marketplace to search for opportunities posted by employers in your area, or use Founders4Schools to find and invite business leaders to an event.
Each School in Shetland has a dedicated DYW Shetland School Coordinator who you can discuss local employer engagements with:
- Aith Junior High School - Emily van Tonder
- Anderson High School - Pamela Wilson
- Baltasound Junior High School - Emma Spence
- Brae High School - Emma Chittick
- Mid Yell Junior High School - Emma Spence
- Sandwick Junior High School - Emily van Tonder
- Whalsay School - Emily van Tonder
Marketplace for Education helps schools and colleges connect with businesses. It's a simple, easy to use online tool. Employers can register to use it and start passing on knowledge of their sector through workshops, talks or workplace visits. Your school or college can use Marketplace to search for opportunities posted by employers in your area, or use Founders4Schools to find and invite business leaders to an event.