Are you a parent or carer who has questions about the impact Coronavirus may have on your family?
 
If so, Parent Club Scotland have developed some information on protecting yourself and others and guidance on what to do if staying home with children.  You can read more on their website, here. 
 
Parents and carers may also like to know that BBC Scotland are now providing extra educational content for children to help them learn at home while the schools are closed.
 
BBC Bitesize content, specifically for pupils studying in Scotland, will be shown on the BBC Scotland channel and will also be available through BBC Bitesize.

As we all know, schools across the country are closing today and are not expected to re-open before the summer holidays.​

We would like to wish all the pupils who are finishing school today the best of luck in the coming weeks and months whether they are competing coursework for national qualifications; leaving school to move into training, education or employment; or completing their learning before moving up an academic year and in some cases onto secondary school.

Our Jobs of the Week are now available to view at the link below.

Our Jobs of the Week are now available to view.

This week includes several seasonal vacancies that may be suitable for a school leaver or student.  There are also permanent opportunities with local businesses in a range of areas.

For full details of the vacancies, including how and where to apply, click on the link below.

As part of Scottish Apprenticeships Week we have shared the experiences of those currently undertaking an apprenticeship, but what happens once your apprenticeship is finished?
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Orkney Construction Training Group (OCTG) have allowed us to share a video they have made which focuses on apprentices moving on in their career - see the below from the OCTG.

In the final of their series of interviews for Scottish Apprenticeships Week, BBC Radio Orkney have heard from a local woman who is undertaking a Graduate Apprenticeship.
 
Anja Hall is currently undertaking a Graduate Apprenticeship in Business Administration through Robert Gordon University.  She is employed by Orkney Distilling Limited, where she works full-time while studying for her degree.

Jobs of the Week are now available to view.

This week, in celebration of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, we have details of four different apprenticeship opportunities, including a chance to take on a Graduate Apprenticeship with a local construction company.

For full details of the vacancies, and how and where to apply, click on the link below.

​In the second of their interviews celebrating Scottish Apprenticeships Week, BBC Radio Orkney have spoken to two members of staff from NHS Orkney about their Modern Apprenticeships.
 
NHS Orkney offer two different types of Modern Apprenticeships, the first is clinical and covers areas such as wards, out patients and day surgery, while the non-clinical apprenticeship focuses on careers in administration, estates, finance and IT.

​To celebrate Scottish Apprenticeships Week, we are highlighting the diversity that makes work-based learning good for individuals, employers and the economy.
 
Throughout the week, BBC Radio Orkney are featuring interviews with local people who are undertaking apprenticeships along with their employers, who are supporting them through the qualification.

​Next week is Scottish Apprenticeships Week, which celebrates the diversity that makes work-based learning good for individuals, employers and the economy.
 
This year’s campaign theme is ‘Talent Without Limits’ and we want to use the week to challenge the stereotypical view of apprenticeships and highlight the diverse range of apprenticeships that exist in Orkney.

If you are aged between 16-25 years and have a keen interest in film, there is a chance for you to join the FANS Youth Team.

The FANS Youth Film Festival are looking for young people who have a keen interest in film and have the time available to undertake a rewarding development process (from March to November 2020) that involves residential weekends, attendance at film festivals, weekly skype meetings and watching lots of films.

Our Jobs of the Week are now available to view.

This week, they include seasonal jobs within the hospitality and tourism sector - these jobs are a great way to develop employability skills and look great on your CV.  We also have a couple of trainee positions, including one with the Swannay Brewery as a brewery Assistant, but you better be quick - the closing date is tomorrow.

To view all the jobs and to find out how to apply, click on the link below.

Our latest 'Jobs of the Week' are now available to view.

There are a range of opportunities available this week, including a chance to join the BBC's Journalism Trainee Scheme at Radio Orkney, provide administration support to the Hoy Development Trust and seasonal opportunities at a local hotel and cafe.

You can view all of the vacancies at the link below.

Our latest Jobs of the Week are now available to view.

This week there are opportunities with NHS Orkney, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Industrial Supplies.  There is also an opportunity to join the local Army Reserves, which provides a great opportunity to undertake training and develop skills that will benefit you in your job now or in the future.

For full details of all vacancies, and details of where and how to apply click on the link below.

Stromness Academy pupils have had a busy week of careers inputs as part of the school’s second annual Careers Week.
 
The week has been developed to support pupils in S3, who will shortly be making their subject choices for the Senior Phase (S4-6), which can influence where they will end up after school.

Our latest Jobs of the Week are now available to view.  You can view the full vacancies and details of where to apply at the link below.

This week we have a seasonal vacancy at the Kirkwall Hostel, a maternity cover at Orkney Auction Mart, a graduate opportunity on Flotta and an opportunity to join the oil and gas technical apprentice programme.

Are you a current, or past apprentice?  Want to share your success story, tell others that university is not the only way and share the benefits of choosing an apprenticeship?  Then join Scotland’s Apprentice Network.

Our latest Jobs of the Week are now available to view.

This week, we include a trainee baker position in Westray, engineering positions with two businesses and a voluntary position with the British Red Cross.  We also look ahead to the summer with seasonal positions with Wrigley and The Reel.

If none of these jobs suit you, you can continue your search online by using our list of some of the best job sites.  View it here.

For full details of all the vacancies, and how to apply, check out the link below.

​A successful taster session has been held at Orkney College to help school pupils learn more about some of the subjects they can study at the College as part of their school timetable.
 
On Thursday 23 January, over 200 S3 pupils from Kirkwall Grammar School and Stromness Academy attended a Taster Session at Orkney College.  The event was timed to support the subject choice period, when these pupils will be choosing which subjects to study in S4.

Our latest Jobs of the Week is now available.

There are a range of opportunities available including seasonal and part-time work, as well as a chance to join our team at DYW Orkney!

For full details of the jobs, including where to apply, click on the link below.

​Over the past two years, our Administration Assistant Natasha, has been undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration and has written blogs about her experience.  At the end of last year she successful secured a new job with Kyloe Partners as a Marketing Assistant.  Here, in her final blog, Natasha reflects on what she has learned during her time as a Modern Apprentice.

It's the start of a new year and if you've made a resolution to find yourself a new job, this is the post for you!

Our Jobs of the Week highlight some of the opportunities that exist in Orkney with a range of businesses, across the islands.

This week, they include an opportunity with Orkney Athletic Club, with CLAN, NHS Orkney and Orkney Islands Council.  To check out the opportunities, including where to find out more details and how to apply, click on the link below.

Our final Jobs of the Week for 2019 are now available.

This week, you will find vacancies for a trainee baker in Westray, an Insurance Sales Agent with NFU Mutual as well as part-time opportunities.

If you are successful in securing an interview for any of these jobs, you can find some interview do's and don'ts and information on the types of interviews on our website.  Check them out here.

Jobs of the Week will return on Thursday 9 January 2020.

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The latest issue of our Employer's Newsletter has been published.

In this edition, you will find details of how you can engage with your future workforce, learn about a programme that can offer you free consultancy and we also appeal for your help in delivering mock interviews early next year.

You can read the latest newsletter at the link below.

A careers event was held at Stronsay Junior High earlier this week to help pupils think about their career options and understand the range of opportunities that are available to them on Stronsay, elsewhere in Orkney and further afield.

Titled Stronsay Destinations and using the theme of No Wrong Path, the event was organised by school teachers Mrs Groat and Mrs Barber, Developing the Young Workforce Orkney and Skills Development Scotland.  We were joined at the event by Cooke Aquaculture and Papdale Halls of Residence.