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How To...Prepare to apply for a job

Some say applying for a job is easy; you log onto the internet and search through job search sites or Facebook and submit your application but there is more to it than that. In this article we will look at the steps you should take before submitting that job application.Read more


Young Enterprise Scotland - Regional Final

The evening of Tuesday 26th March saw the Tayside Regional Final of the Young Enterprise Company Programme being held at The Apex City Quay. Six senior pupil teams from across Angus, Dundee and Perth came together to present their incredible journey, developing invaluable soft skills, undertaken in a single academic year.Read more


After the Apocalypse

Caroline Taylor, one of the Museum Officers for Angus Alive, has come up with an intriguing project to engage local young people in the Montrose Museum & Art Gallery collections while helping them develop invaluable soft skills.Read more


Men into Care with Morgan Academy, Dundee

Developing the Young Workforce Dundee & Angus delivered a successful career insight project that saw 24 S2 male pupils from Morgan Academy in Dundee attend a Men into Care event at the school where they gained a greater understanding of careers and pathways within the Health and Care sectors.Read more


Montrose Academy Tourism & Hospitality Employability Event

March is a busy month, with lots of opportunities.

Scottish Tourism Month takes place in March, an opportunity to celebrate the incredible, thriving and diverse industry that forms a major part of Scotland’s workforce and a key aspect of our national economy. Large and small events occur all over the country to share best practice, promote new opportunities and encourage us to be bigger and better.

The first week of March is also Apprenticeship Week, dedicated time to nationally and locally recognise the extraordinary opportunities that apprenticeships offer to young people, employees, businesses and Scotland as a whole. As well as the invaluable contribution that the apprentices themselves make.Read more


Meet the Apprentices

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019 is now just days away. After exploring Foundation Apprenticeships, Modern Apprenticeships and Graduate Apprenticeships over the last few weeks in the run up to this week long event, it is now time to hear from two modern apprentices within the Developing the Young Workforce and Dundee & Angus Chamber of Commerce teams.Read more


Graduate Apprenticeships

The countdown is on with just over 2 weeks to go until Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019, there are more amazing events popping up in the area including Scotland’s Biggest Parents Evening hosted by DYW D&A in Arbroath. We are continuing on with the apprenticeship family after exploring foundation and modern apprenticeships in the last two weeks and are now looking at the last in the family, Graduate Apprenticeships.Read more


Modern Apprenticeships

It’s just over 3 weeks until Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019, remember to keep a look out for amazing events taking place near you including Scotland’s Biggest Parents Evening hosted by DYW D&A in Arbroath.

 

We’ve already looked at Foundation Apprenticeship’s, now let’s look at Modern Apprenticeships.Read more


We Matter Networking Event

It all starts with a conversation. Rachel from the DYW Dundee & Angus team arranged an informal meeting with the new Learning & Engagement Officer for the HMS Frigate Unicorn, Andrea, to hear about how she was settling into the role and before either knew it, there was a plan to DYW-ify Andrea’s flagship event.Read more


Foundation Apprenticeships

We are fast approaching Apprenticeship Week 2019 where there will be so many amazing events on in the area for you to enjoy. In the meantime check out our weekly news updates giving some information on the apprenticeship family starting this week with Foundation Apprenticeships.Read more