Developing the Young Workforce 

Developing the Young Workforce is embedded in Scotland’s Curriculum and along with the Curriculum for Excellence and Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) it is one of the three main building blocks underpinning Scotland’s education offer for children and young people. 

The DYW Aberdeenshire priorities are as follows: 

• Development of the DYW Curriculum including embedding the Career Education Standard Entitlements 3-18 and the further development of BGE pathways and Foundation Apprenticeships in the senior phase.  

• Skills Development: embedding skills for learning, life and work and skills profiling, 

• Partnership Development, including partnership with employers.

• Support for Equalities. 

Throughout their time in school, from Early Years onwards, all young people will have an opportunity to engage with employers, through experiences like workplace visits, career talks, employability events and courses, work experience and curriculum based activities. They will also have the opportunity to learn about further and higher education as well as different career pathways into employment. 

In the senior phase, young people are given the opportunity to study for vocational qualifications, including Foundation Apprenticeships, alongside the more traditional qualifications.