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This is where you will find the latest highlights, inspiring best practice and innovative ideas!

Support for Summer Leavers - The Skills Academy: Get Industry Ready

24/6/2021

 
​The DYW Summer Leaver’s Programme 2021 will start on Monday 12th July 2021 and run for 4 weeks, an ideal programme for any young person who has just left school and would like support preparing for the world of work.                    
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wHAT IS ON OFFER?

We are offering to help you finalise your CV, gain experience of a virtual mock interview, as well as giving you access to our free 'Life at Work' online modules.

CV CHECKS & MOCK INTERVIEWS


​If you have a draft CV and would like an industry professional to look over it and offer feedback and support to enhance it, please drop us an email.

​We are also happy to provide a virtual mock interview for you, at a mutually convenient time, as well as coaching on virtual interview etiquette.
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E-learning

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​You will have the opportunity to access a series of e-learning modules. There are five modules, each taking between 20 and 45 minutes on average to complete.

These modules cover:
  • Life at Work
  • Basic Health and Safety
  • Customer Service
  • Cyber Security
  • GDPR

​Participants will receive a certificate of achievement automatically after completing each module. This will be sent via email as a PDF. 

If you would like to access any of this support please email your interest to getinvolved@dyw.forthvalley.ac.uk 

Teachers & Pupils Embrace the World of Virtual Career Insight

23/2/2021

 
Developing the Young Workforce, in collaboration with industry partners, has created a range of sector specific virtual resources for S1s, S2s and S3s across Scotland initially focusing on the Health, Energy and Food, Drink & Land based sectors.

Armed with the suite of New Year First career resources, teachers at Falkirk High School planned and delivered a 3 day inspirational programme of virtual career insight to support their S3 pupils in making positive subject and career choices. Click on the image below to read more about how they inspired their pupils by bringing the world of work into their on line learning and teaching. 
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It is the intention of the national DYW group to add more sectors throughout the year. If your business would like to be involved in developing a future industry careers resource pack please email us using the button below.
Click here to get in touch

#AJOBFOREVERYBODY - Forth Valley Round-Up

26/11/2020

 
Last week's #AJobForEverybody campaign saw partners from across Scotland sharing images and sign-posting resources across social media to raise awareness of, and promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Across Forth Valley we brought you blogs from our partners LinkLiving and Dyslexia Scotland and shone the spotlight on how volunteering can help anyone develop their skills. 

You can revisit these blogs by clicking the images below: 
We were delighted that across Forth Valley, a number of our partners were keen to share incredible stories from young people they support to highlight where there is inspiring activity happening and to reinforce that there is indeed #AJobForEverybody.

Below you will find all the case studies that were shared on our social media and DYW Scotland's website and twitter account. Hover over the thumbnail below to find out more or click the image to open the PDF.  

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#AJobForEverybody - Spotlight on Volunteering

20/11/2020

 
As our final contribution to #AJobForEverybody, and in conjunction with Forth Valley College's commitment to volunteering, we're collaborating with our Third Sector partners across Forth Valley, Clackmannanshire Third Sector Interface (CTSI), CVS Falkirk and Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprise (SVE), to shine the spotlight on Volunteering as a way to develop skills.

CTSI provide help and support to people living in Clackmannanshire who want advice on running or starting any type of charitable, social enterprise or voluntary group, as well as volunteering and community work. ​
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Louise Walker, the Volunteer Development Assistant explains how, following a long period of unemployment from the corporate world and with with no relevant experience of working in the third sector, volunteering paved the way for her to gain her new position. Through her role volunteering with SAMH she was able to develop new skills, network and gain the confidence she needed to succeed in gaining this new role. 

so...wHY Volunteer?

There are lots of reasons why someone decides to volunteer. The 'Why Volunteer' section of Volunteer Scotland's website has some great insight and frequently asked questions covering this as well as links to awards, qualifications and what it's like to work in the Third Sector.

If you are interested in finding out more about what it is like to volunteer across Forth Valley, CVS Falkirk have created a handy 'Frequently Asked Questions' page on  on their website and SVE have a section dedicated to case studies from young people who have gone through the Saltire Awards. 

Read what Eve, Crista and Caitlin have to say about their volunteering experience below: 
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Top 5 reasons people choose to volunteer
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Useful Links & resources

More information on volunteering across Forth Valley is available via the links below: 
Other places you can look to find volunteering opportunities and information in general:

#AJobForEverybody - LinkLiving

16/11/2020

 
This week we are supporting the DYW National Equalities Campaign #AJobForEverybody, aimed at employers, parents and young people to promote, illustrate and celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  

Everyday this week we will be sharing insight and resources from our partners on our website and social media, starting today with LinkLiving. 
​Keep an eye on our social media channels!

LinkLiving

LinkLiving is a not-for-profit organisation and a Scottish charity who provide specialist services to support health, well-being, independence and community inclusion.  Below Jamie and Michael from the Falkirk team give us some personal insight into their career pathways and explain why supporting this campaign is important to them. 
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At DYW Forth Valley we have been working in partnership with LinkLiving for a number of years. Watch the two films below introducing you to some amazing young people who have rewritten their own life scripts, our 'Steps to Resilience' stars.

DYW Programme Coordinator, Karen Wright then talks us through how the 'Steps to Resilience' programme changes the lives of young people every single day. We are delighted that LinkLiving can offer this unique opportunity to young people in our Falkirk Schools. 

Watch the films to find out more.
If you or someone you know could benefit from engaging with LinkLiving
​please click the button below to find out more. 
Visit the LinkLiving Website

2020 Welcome Back Newsletter

20/8/2020

 
We have lots to share in this term's 'Welcome Newsletter' so please click on the image below to open the full PDF with active links.
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Please get in touch via the button below for any advice and guidance or to begin exploring how we can collaborate.
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Get Involved

#NoWrongPath2020

6/8/2020

 
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This week we have supported DYW's annual #NoWrongPath campaign. 

#NoWrongPath is a social media movement which aims to provide inspiration and reassurance to young people receiving their exam results and aims to show young people the options that are available to them and that exams results are not necessarily the key to unlocking future success.

This campaign is important every year but this year, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, it feels even more important to really highlight the breadth of experience and skills that people across Scotland have developed on their career paths. 

Below we share a selection of those we enjoyed reading and sharing from our local and national partners, on Twitter. You can see more of these posts by searching for #NoWrongPath on twitter.

A word on #NoWrongPath comes from Forth Valley College's
​current Student President Andrew Smirthwaite: 

A big thank you to all of our partners who have ​shared their pathways this year.

​We would like to remind you that every year a new audience find themselves in this position so, even if you have contributed in previous years, please share your #NoWrongPath post again next year, adding to it or reposting it even if it hasn't changed... don't worry, we'll remind you!

All about coding...

17/9/2019

 
It’s probably time to dispel some myths about computer coding...

As Codebase, Stirling prepares to turn 2, Barry McDonald, Community & Events Manager at CodeBase Stirling joins us as a guest blogger for #NationalCodingWeek to explain a bit about coding. Whether you are a teacher, parent or young person navigating through this evolutionary phenomenon, Barry may have a bit of useful information to share.
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​The harsh truth is that coding is no longer the domain of the stereotypical hoodie-wearing, laptop basher, frantically tapping away at the keyboard into the wee small hours.
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Walk into any one of our Level:Up coding clubs and it’s full of laughing, excited girls and boys of all ages, unleashing their creativity to design their own games, make their own websites or code the tiny BBC micro:bit computers to play rock/paper/scissors with their friends. They’re having fun while developing vital skills.

And while they may be learning useful technical skills to equip them for a tech and digital future, they’re really developing transferable skills that will hold them in good stead for the future world of work. Usually without realising it.


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SALES AGILITY DO #NOWRONGPATH

8/8/2019

 
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Mac, Jack & Cameron - 4 months in

4/3/2019

 

WE CATCH BACK UP WITH SALES AGILITY'S NEWEST RECRUITS during scottish apprenticeship week TO FIND OUT HOW THEY ARE GETTING ON 4 MONTHS IN.

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If you are a young person looking for more information about Apprenticeships please click the button below: 
Apprenticeships for Young People
If you are an employer looking for more information about Apprenticeships please click the button below: ​
Apprenticeships for Employers

#NOWRONGPATH

4/9/2018

 
Thank you to everyone who shared their #nowrongpath image on the 7th of August. Nearly 100 images were shared in Forth Valley alone, contributing to the national campaign. 

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