Training & Development
Sustainable education at Strathclyde Business School
Business increasingly needs to encompass sustainability in its operations and strategy in order to tackle the issues society is facing just now in terms of climate, energy and achieving net zero.
Strathclyde Business School is well aware of these key...
Search is on to find Scotland’s top apprentices
Nominations are open for the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards in a nationwide search to find Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year.
Organised by Skills Development Scotland, in partnership with employers and learning providers across Scotland, the awards celebrate the vital benefits apprenticeships...
Search is on to find Scotland’s top apprentices
Nominations are open for the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards in a nationwide search to find Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year.
Organised by Skills Development Scotland, in partnership with employers and learning providers across Scotland, the awards celebrate the vital benefits apprenticeships...
Paul Sheerin: Scottish skills landscape review misses mark
Has anyone else heard that when you know what you want the outcome of a review to be, hire a consultant, but when you want an independent, evidence and data driven consideration, you should ask an academic?
Like any binary...
British Army in Scotland Technology Innovation Seminar
Defence invests £2.01 Billion into Scotland annually but is there more to be gleaned from the industrial, academic and innovation sectors to support the British Army gaining the winning edge in the delivery of land capabilities in the next...
How CGI is building a skilled digital workforce in Scotland
IT and business consulting services company CGI is a strong supporter of growing the Scottish digital economy by investing in a skilled workforce.
A key part of CGI’s commitment to communities is its Graduate Programme, which it launched in 2018....
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 program is set to provide...
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. Announced in the 2021 Budget,...
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 works on, tending to a...
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 candidates vying to become 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 the Headteacher of Hamilton College,...
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 the OU and the organisation...
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 employer webinar to explore the...
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 the value apprentices bring to...
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 will be telling you a...
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 a reminder of what Graduate...
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 route for new and existing...
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 how apprenticeships are providing the...
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 staff have a close relationship...
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 this year in conjunction with...
British Army joins forces with CrisisCast to develop revolutionary virtual reality training
Working closely in partnership with the British Army, expert disaster and crisis management organisation, CrisisCast, has announced the pilot of a virtual reality platform developed to assist Armed Forces training in human emotions and cross-cultural communications.
Project Tyrion, Human Domain...
British Army joins forces with CrisisCast to develop revolutionary virtual reality training
Working closely in partnership with the British Army, expert disaster and crisis management organisation, CrisisCast, has announced the pilot of a virtual reality platform developed to assist Armed Forces training in human emotions and cross-cultural communications.
Project Tyrion, Human Domain...
Intelligencia Training launches new Data and Security Apprenticeships
Three apprenticeship programmes added to Intelligencia Training’s portfolio, will provide new training opportunities within Data Analyst, Data Technician and Security Management provisions.
Intelligencia Training has announced the addition of the Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship Standard, Level 3 Data Technician...
Water Industry welcomes UK’s first Higher-Level Qualification in Developer Services Management
Following accreditation from Ofqual, training provider Learning & Development Associates (L&DA) has announced the launch of the Level 5 Certificate and Award in Developer Services Management.
The new programme, which will represent the UK’s first foundation degree level qualification in...
Exam results highlight greater diversity in future pathways
Reaching the next stop on the new Scottish education exam journey, the community at Robert Gordon’s College is celebrating wider further education choices, exciting future career pathways and a growing interest in US and European university destinations.
Robin Macpherson, Head...
Building back skills post COVID-19
Dr Liz Cameron OBE, Chief Executive of SCC highlights the skills challenges ahead and how apprenticeships form a vital part of the solution.
The pandemic has brought to the forefront skills challenges that existed pre-pandemic as well as bring to...
Why education is key for sustainable businesses
Steven Kiakowski. Director of The Verdancy Group
In fulfilling net zero obligations, UK businesses face pressure to adopt sustainable practices. With new legislation on the horizon, soon sustainability will be a legal business requirement.
But talk about organisational change is cheap. If I’ve...
Continuing a commitment to apprenticeships
Professor Steve Petrie is Business Performance Director at Balfour Beatty and new Chair of the Scottish Apprenticeship Advisory Board’s Standards and Frameworks Group.
I started my career as an apprentice. It all happened quickly and at the age 16, I...
FREE WEBINAR ANNOUNCED IN ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate resilience experts, Climate Sense, and water industry training provider, Learning & Development Associates (L&DA), have announced a free webinar on adaptation to climate change following the launch of their new qualifications.
The first step on a learning journey that...
How To Help Young People Fight Climate Change
Meet Susan McSeveney, our new director. Susan discusses why engaging young people in sustainability matters is crucial to tackling the climate emergency.
If you follow The Verdancy Group on LinkedIn, you may have caught the news that Susan McSeveney has...