Richard Charman reflects on Hamilton College’s contribution to Scotland’s future leaders
It may be difficult to imagine a four-year-old who uses finger paint in the Nursery as a Chief Financial Officer or a seven-year-old kicking a football in the playground as a CEO, but as...
10 years of learning trends
Over the 10 years that the OU has been producing these two reports – Innovating Pedagogy and Trends in Learning – we have researched and analysed a significant number of topics.
Each year, researchers from...
Webinar shares graduate apprenticeship success stories
Graduate apprenticeships are helping plug digital skills gaps in Scotland, particularly in the business critical area of cyber security.
As part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week (7-11 March), The Open University in Scotland (OUiS) hosted an...
Apprenticeships work for Scotland’s employers
Scotland’s employers are gaining fresh ideas and new talent through apprenticeships that is cutting costs and securing a skilled workforce for the future.
Held recently, Skills Development Scotland’s Scottish Apprenticeship Awards shone a spotlight on...
Closing the skills gap with Graduate Apprenticeships
In the first two instalments of Edinburgh Napier University’s Graduate Apprenticeship information series, we answered the questions ‘What are Graduate Apprenticeships?’ and ‘What are the benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships?’ In this final instalment, we...
Benefits of Graduate Apprenticeships
Last week, we answered the question ‘What are Graduate Apprenticeships?’ This week, we will be giving you more information on the benefits of the Scottish professional development scheme.
In case you missed it, here is...
What are Graduate Apprenticeships?
What are Graduate Apprenticeships?
Graduate Apprenticeships (GA) at Edinburgh Napier University offer high quality work-based learning to strengthen the skills people and businesses need. Available to businesses of any size in Scotland, they provide a...
Build a brighter future with an apprentice
Scottish Apprenticeship Week returns on 7-11 March 2022, and Business Scotland is supporting the event to show the value of apprentices to people, business and the economy.
This year’s theme, ‘Apprenticeships Work’ aims to highlight...
Moray College UHI … at the heart of the business community
At the heart of the Moray business community, Moray College UHI has years of experience working with local businesses to provide customised training programmes which support business growth and employee development.
Their lecturing and training...
Scottish skills gap a long-term challenge for employers
Scottish businesses are suffering from a significant skills gap and they don’t expect the situation to get much better in the near future. So says The Open University’s (OU) Business Barometer Report 2021, produced...