Parents and Carers
If you are a parent or carer looking to help your child understand what career, job and training opportunities will be available for them when they leave school and what they can do to build their skills, confidence and experience to make that transition - the DYWICH Team are here to help you.
We have a DYW School Coordinator in every secondary school in the Inverness and Central Highland area – our aim is to strengthen links between employers and education to provide young people with relevant career information and an opportunity to develop the confidence and skills they need to be successful in their chosen career including:
• The opportunity to learn from employers about the skills they will require for work
• Confidence building with CV preparation and interview practice
• Meaningful work experience / placements
• Informing and inspiring career choices
• Developing and achieving recognised qualifications
• Providing information to help you find a job and a career
To find out more about how DYW supports young people have a look at our News & Inspiration page.
Want to know more?
Here are some useful sources of information and support
Young Person’s Guarantee
The Young Person’s Guarantee is a commitment to bring together employers, partners and young people. It aims to connect every 16 to 24 year old in Scotland to an opportunity. This could be a job, apprenticeship, further or higher education, training programme or volunteering
National Parent Forum of Scotland
The Forum works in partnership with national and local government and other organisations involved in education and child wellbeing issues to ensure that parents play a full and equal role in education. The overall aim is to help every child to maximise their potential through their school life.
Planning your career
My World of Work is an online account to help young people discover careers which match their skills, interests, education and experience
Building skills
Skills Development Scotland provide careers information, advice and guidance, as well as work-based training programmes aimed at building career management skills.
Developing work experience
Hi-hope.org is an online resource giving lots of information on what’s out there for young people, including work experience opportunities, which they can apply for in their local area.
Finding a job
HiJobs is an online resource for job seekers and recruiters, including details of services and dedicated pages for each area in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Finding an apprenticeship
Apprenticeships.scot promotes working, learning and earning to get the skills you need for a successful career through a variety of opportunities available through Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships.
Setting up a business
Young Enterprise Scotland offers a wide variety of enterprise & financial education programmes and development opportunities for young people across all of Scotland.
Going to college
Inverness College UHI is a partner college of the University of the Highlands and Islands. They offer access to a wide range of full and part-time courses from access level through to degree and post-graduate level at a college centre near you and your young person.
