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Moving On! Youth Recruitment Event

In response to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) government guidance, the annual Moving On Youth Recruitment Event unfortunately cannot go ahead as planned, in its traditional format. 

The Moving On event, delivered in partnership by Aberdeen City Council and Skills Development Scotland brings employers and training providers together with hundreds of young people looking to consider their next steps after school.

In an effort to move the event to a digital format and to ensure young people can access some of the information that would have been available on the day, we have included links to our exhibitors’ websites below.

Where available, we have also included additional information about their available opportunities and detail of ongoing support during this period is also described.  

Skills Development Scotland 

Due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the closure of schools and SDS Offices, Skills Development Scotland cannot deliver career services face to face, but we are still here to help. You can contact your own school's Careers Advisor or the following centres;

  • Aberdeen Centre - 01224 285200;
  • Inverurie Centre - 01467 623623; or
  • Peterhead - 01779 479345.

SDS can provide support for career information, advice and guidance. You can visit My World of Work for 24/7 information or speak to a qualified adviser. You can also find services for parents/carers online at My World of Work and My Kids Career

Aberdeen City Council 

No One Left Behind is an employability programme, funded by the Scottish Government and available for people aged 16 right through to retirement age who would benefit from support in progressing on to further training or employment. If you would like to find out more, please contact nolb@aberdeencity.gov.uk 

Online learning 

There are a number of online learning resources available if you are interested in studying in your own time whilst spending more time at home just now.  

Success Stories

We want to hear from anyone that been successful in getting a job (or received training which has lead to a job) by attending one of our Moving On recruitment events.

We are also looking for feedback from employers or training providers that have previously attended one of our Moving On recruitment events. 

Please email your story to Karen Robertson - karenrobertson@aberdeencity.gov.uk

Aberdeen City Council provides a wide range of services to the communities of Aberdeen which requires a diverse range of job roles to deliver these services, including, Business Administration, Early Years, Social Work, Accounting, Library Assistants, Catering, Gardeners, Teaching and IT to name a few!  We offer regular craft apprenticeship opportunities including, apprentice plumber, joiner, electrician, lift engineer, blacksmith and painter. Our Modern Apprenticeship Programme extends to other Service areas such as Business Admin, Customer Service and Housing.   

For more information please visit job vacancies

Aberdeenshire Council is an employer in the public sector with a range of professional and craft entry level positions available to young people come and find out where to look to keep up to date with opportunities and how to apply. 

For more information please visit job vacancies

For more information please visit training skills.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the UK’s leading childcare provider. With a portfolio of over 300 nurseries and a 30-year history, we have been trusted by many families to provide children with naturally inspiring, exceptional care and education for the early years. 

For more information please visit job vacancies.

Apprenticeships and career paths in over 200 job roles within the British Army. For further information, call 01224 640440 or visit Apply today

As the UK’s largest Maritime Training Provider, we manage approx. 1000 cadets on behalf of numerous shipping companies globally. 

For more information please visit Clyde Marine.

Jobcentre Plus is an excellent source of employment advice and guidance and has very close links with employers in the area so have an awareness of a range of opportunities currently available.

For more information visit Department for Work Pensions

ENABLE Scotland are a charity that aim to support people with barriers and disabilities into long-term, meaningful employment. 

For more information please visit Enable Scotland.

Glamcandy is a Scottish make-up school offering short courses as well as HNC and HND level study. We have helped to create a new breed of make-up artists who are fearlessly educated, fearlessly prepared and fearlessly confident to lead long-lasting successful careers. 

For more information please visit Glam Candy.

 

 

At Greggs we have big plans for the future and big opportunities available today. With over 1,700 shops, and 20,000 employees serving millions of customers each week, we are the UK’s leading bakery food-on-the-go retailer. 

For more information visit join Greggs family.

ICR Scotland are a leading provider of EPoS systems across Scotland, using state-of-the-art software to deliver efficient and tailored solutions for the retail and hospitality sectors. 

For more information visit ICR Scotland

 Momentum Skills provides training and employability services to people with disabilities and those who are excluded. 

For more information visit Momentum.

Full and part time courses in a range of subject areas please visit NESCOL.

Pin Point Health and Home Care, was founded over 5 years ago, since then the division has grown to become one of the leading providers of care within the North East. We regularly deliver over 10,000 hours of care a week to some of the most vulnerable members of society. 

For more information please visit Pinpoint Health & Social Care.

QA Apprenticeships are UK wide IT training provider. We deliver Modern Apprenticeships in IT, Digital Marketing, Business and Digital Applications Support. 

For more information please visit QA.

A career in the Royal Air Force is like no other. From the speedy role progression to unrivalled skills and training and opportunities for travel. 

For more information please visit RAF recruitment.

You can also find out more on the RAF Youtube channel which features videos about apprenticeships and more.

For more information please visit RWG vacancies.

 

Employability course using media tools such as radio and film to enhance skills. Interest in media is not necessary as we support young people into all industries, media is just the fun tool used to do it! 

For more information please visit SHMU Train

If you require some guidance and advice with regards to your future career and perhaps would like to learn about tools that can help you explore options that may be suited to your skills and qualities, SDS are a great source of support. 

For more information please visit Skills Development Scotland

 

  For more information visit Subsea 7 Careers

Tullos Training Ltd. is a long-established engineering and construction training company, as one of the leading training providers in Scotland, Tullos Training Ltd has trained thousands of apprentices for a variety of different jobs in engineering and construction. 

For more information visit Tullos Training.

 

 

A role with VSA allows you the opportunity to care for the community we live in while progressing with a qualified career. A flexible working opportunity, with Full Time, Part time and Relief posts available for motivated and caring applicants.

For more information please visit VSA Vacancies

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