 Next week, pupils across Scotland will receive confirmation of the provisional results they received from their teachers in June. For some, these results will enable them to move on to their preferred destination, while other may have to consider alternative options if their results were not what they expected.
Anyone who is having to reconsider their future plans because their results are not as they had hoped may be feeling particularly disappointed at the moment. However, there are lots of people who have had to change their plans when they didn’t work out quite as they had hoped.  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.
 Next week, pupils across Scotland will receive their exam results. For many their next step will depend on the results they achieve and it can be disheartening if the outcome is not what they had hoped for.
When you’re young, it can seem that those older than you had an easy journey from school to their current job. However, this is not always (if ever) the case. Many people leave school with no clear idea about what they want to do next, and if they do they may not necessarily end up in that job.  Recently, we have been working with the local schools to support senior pupils in identifying and securing work placements.
This has been a really interesting experience, and has been a great chance for us to learn more about the career ambitions of some of our local young people. Speaking to them, it’s clear that while some of them have a very definite idea about their preferred career destination, others are still exploring the options available to them.  DYW Orkney’s Modern Apprentice Natasha organised the ‘Orkney and Apprenticeships: Skills for the Future’ information event as part of her qualification. In the sixth instalment of her blog, she talks about was involved in the organisation of the event and how this experience will benefit her in the future.
 Today is the last day of the Easter break and as everyone gets ready to return to school tomorrow, many pupils will be preparing for their exams, which start on Thursday (25 April 2019).
Some will have used their holidays to revise and go through some past papers, while others may only now be getting ready for their exams and fitting in some last minute study. Whatever approach is taken, everyone is likely to be suffering some stress and anxiety about the impending exams and not just pupils, but their parents and teachers too. As a guest writer to the DYW Orkney blog, Alex Stevenson explains his reasons for undertaking an internship last summer and how it benefitted him.
 Today (Monday 4 March 2019) marks the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week which this year is focusing on the theme of ‘Skills for the Future’, in order to recognise the importance of investing in our workforce.
DYW Orkney’s very own Modern Apprentice (MA) Natasha is writing a blog as she progresses through her MA. In this fifth instalment, she tells us how she has now progressed onto the next level of her MA and explains the differences she has encountered between the SVQ Level 2 and 3.
 Over the coming weeks, pupils in S3-S5 will be making their subject choices for the next academic year. Parents supporting them through this process may be bewildered by the array of options their children now face, which can be very different from when they were making these choices themselves.
Looking through the ‘Options for Senior Phase’ booklet produced by Orkney College, you may have spotted that your child can study for a Foundation Apprenticeship. DYW Orkney’s very own Modern Apprentice (MA) Natasha is writing a blog as she progresses through her MA. In this fourth instalment, she discusses some of the challenges she has encountered while undertaking her SVQ.
Natasha Stacey, who is the Administration Assistant for DYW Orkney, is currently undertaking her Modern Apprenticeship in Business and Administration. She is recording her journey in this blog series. In the fourth instalment she explains how she is assessed in her role.
Our Administration Assistant Natasha Stacey has started her Modern Apprenticeship and in the second of her blog posts, she tells us about how she has found it so far.
DYW Orkney’s Administration Assistant, Natasha Stacey, is currently undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship (MA) in Business Administration. In this occasional series, Natasha will document the journey of her MA, starting here with how she ended up choosing the apprenticeship route.
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