Congratulations to one of our Young Person's Guarantee employers RSPB Loch Lomond on winning the DYW award at #W4BA23 and well done to finalists Lomond Radio & Babcock Clyde, who are also YPG employers, all 3 do amazing work with young people in the West Dunbartonshire Council area

The Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland and See Me recently established the ‘Supporting Mentally Healthy Workplaces: National Learning Network for Employers’.

Employers of any size and across the whole of Scotland are invited to join for free.

The network complements the ‘Supporting mentally healthy workplaces’ employer platform, which signposts employers to a wide range of free mental health and wellbeing resources and information.

This webinar will focus on supporting men’s mental health in the workplace, will be held on 15th June 2023, 9.30-11.00 am on MS Teams.

Register here

We’re delighted to support #AFutureinFinance, Scottish Financial Enterprise new initiative to inspire, enable and break stereotypes about working in Scotland’s financial services industry.

Learn more about the campaign here

Whether you’re mentoring young people through work placements, apprenticeships or jobs this free training workshop offers practical insights and guidance to hone the skills required.

During the session you will explore key mentoring skills and tools, including the GROW model, and have an opportunity to practice these skills with guidance and support from an expert facilitator.

You will also receive a detailed guide to mentoring that is packed full of practical hints and tips as well as sources of reference for further self-directed learning.

This workshop is designed for individuals responsible for supporting young people on work placements as well as individuals responsible for managing apprentices or young employees within their organisation

Date: 30th June 
Time: 0930-1200

Click here to register

We had a brilliant day at Renfrewshire Connect, Renfrewshire's annual networking event, at Paisley Lagoon this month.

It was great to meet lots of lovely people and we even managed to attend a few of the brilliant seminars throughout the day.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with us. Here's to next year!

Developing the Young Workforce are celebrating the achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland through the Young People are Great campaign, and we are asking for your support

The campaign aims to:

• Highlight the key achievements and resilience of young people across Scotland
• Raise awareness of the greatness young people bring to any workforce
• Spread good news, success and motivation

We invite you to get involved in this one-day-only campaign, which takes place on Tuesday 6th June 2023

Find out more and how you can get involved

Last month DYW Live launched their new social media accounts!

This online programme facilitates live interactions with employers/industry and learners & teachers.

They offer:

• Inspirational talks
• Lessons on careers, job opportunities & labour market trends
• Support for systematic skills development
• Mentoring and virtual work placements
• Thematic courses and qualifications

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Our 2023 STEM West event will return on 20th-21st November at West College Scotland, Clydebank campus.

This event is there to help to inspire young people to choose STEM subjects at school and have employers showcase early careers in their industry.

If you are an employer who is interested in showcasing your company and/or early careers, with something interactive or hands on for S3-S4 pupils to engage with over the 2 days then please let us know.

Email: info@dywwest.co.uk

NMIS, in collaboration with WB Alloys, have been keen to raise awareness in senior phase pupils of the manufacturing career opportunities associated with shipbuilding and ScotWind Projects amongst others.

 NMIS and WB Alloys have run various interactive careers presentations and workshops in schools, highlighting diverse and exciting career options in Fabrication & Manufacturing. Pupils had the chance to ask questions, take part in Virtual Reality related practical activities, learn more about routes to work and ask for advice.

Thank you to both NMIS and WB Alloys for running these workshops within our schools.

So far, 816 employers have signed up to the Young Person’s Guarantee. 

Through the Young Person’s Guarantee we can not only ensure all young people reach their full potential, but can help your business reach it too!

DYW would like to thank all employers who have signed up to the Young Person's Guarantee. The difference you make to the lives of young people is huge. Thank you for providing opportunities and investing in the future.

You can find out more about the success of the Guarantee in the newly published Gov report here