Help to Grow: Management Course: A Game-Changer for Scottish Universities

Scottish universities have always been at the forefront of shaping future leaders and entrepreneurs. With the Help to Grow: Management Course, these esteemed institutions are taking their commitment to excellence a step further. This groundbreaking...

Help to Grow: Management at Strathclyde Business School

Carol Deveney: See Change International Triple-accredited Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow has been delivering Help to Grow: Management since September 2021. So far, 160 companies have graduated from this 12-week part-time course at the University....

Julie-Ann Murray has been named Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year 2023

As well as the top title, Julie-Ann won the Modern Apprentice SCQF Level 5 category sponsored by Scotland’s Apprentice Network at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards. The 21-year-old is now trusted to run the farm she...

Open letter to SNP leadership candidates: back Scotland’s apprentices

Scottish Chambers of Commerce have issued an open letter to each of the SNP Leadership candidates urging them to Back Scotland’s Apprentices. Released during Scottish Apprenticeship Week, the letter outlines three key asks of the...

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...