DYW highlights the role of employer engagement in tackling youth unemployment

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) has welcomed a renewed focus on youth unemployment, highlighting not only the critical role that sustained employer engagement and meaningful work based experiences play in supporting young people to prepare for, and progress into, employment, but also the wider impact unemployment can have on young people, including on mental health […]

Employers Across Scotland Back Young People Ahead of Results Day

The No Wrong Path campaign sees organisations across Scotland share their own career journeys to help build confidence, challenge stereotypes and demonstrate belief in the next generation  Employers from across Scotland are coming together this week to send a powerful message to young people ahead of this year’s exam results day: whatever results day brings, there is no […]

In Memory of Sir Ian Wood

DYW is deeply saddened by the passing of Sir Ian Wood and pays tribute to his significant and lasting contribution to education, skills and youth employment in Scotland. Sir Ian Wood chaired the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce, which was established in 2013 to consider how Scotland could reduce youth unemployment by strengthening career […]