Apprentice Ambassador Programme
The DYW Dundee & Angus Team, working with partners, are looking to launch an Apprentice Ambassador Programme across Dundee and Angus in the coming months and need your help!
#NoWrongPath
On August 8th, exam results day in Scotland, the DYW team, board members, colleagues and partners joined in a national social media campaign called #nowrongpath to show young people that there is no wrong path to where you want to go in life.
#nowrongpath Tuesday 8 August 2017
Next week on 8 August the DYW team, partners, board members and friends will be taking part in the social media campaign #nowrongpath to highlight to all young people that there is no wrong path in getting to where you want to be.
The campaign has been devised by our DYW colleagues in Glasgow, and will use the hashtag #nowrongpath.
We want to promote the message that people in interesting jobs across Scotland may not have taken a straight, obvious or traditional path to get there. We’d like people from a variety of sectors and professions to share a snippet of their story – what they did when they left school and where they are now. We want young people to know that there are a variety of ways to get into a variety of jobs – that there is #nowrongpath.Read more
Shared Apprenticeship Programme hits Dundee!
The Shared Apprenticeship Programme (SAP) has recently expanded from Angus into Dundee. The DYW D&A team are big fans and supporters of SAP and we are delighted that more young people and employers will now benefit from this successful programme.Read more
Happy Summer Holidays
That is all Angus and Dundee schools off on holiday now. I hope staff and students alike enjoy themselves and get the opportunity to recharge their batteries. Read more
International Women in Engineering Day
Melissa from the team had a fantastic opportunity to speak to Karen Webster, HR Manager Tokheim UK Ltd, asking a few questions on what it's like to be a female in the engineering sector and also getting some tips for women considering a career in the sector. Read more
“Culture is important. Culture can change reputations.”
Rachel had a very insightful and interesting night at the Mix In on Thursday 15th. Run by Creative Dundee and Scottish Enterprise and hosted by Hospitalfield. This was an opportunity for local companies, individuals, and organisations to come together to learn more about cultural tourism and the potential sitting dormant in Dundee and Angus and the surrounding area.Read more
Shared Apprenticeship Business Breakfast
Some of the team attended excellent event last Wednesday morning promoting the Shared Apprenticeship Scheme at Dundee and Angus College, Kingsway Campus. the event brought together partners from Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Dundee and Angus College. Read more
National Volunteers Week 2017 Interview
Questions for the Voluntary Action Angus Interview
Interview with Gary Malone who is very passionate about volunteering and everything a person can gain from the whole experience. There are currently 6,800 active volunteers within Angus right now: out of a 28,500 population that’s 32%, making Angus the 4th highest area in Scotland for volunteering.Read more
Afternoon Tea Event
This week saw DYW and Dundee and Angus College joint host an afternoon tea at the Training Restaurant within D&A College, the idea behind this was to create a passion and enthusiasm for hospitality within schools, to inform people of the career opportunities available within the Hospitality industry and to look at how to create a parity of esteem between careers within hospitality and other industries. Read more