Employability
Employability links
AGCAS
The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services. Well worth checking out the employability pages.
AGCAS Scotland
The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) Scotland
The Council for Industry and Higher Education (CIHE)
Employability pages.
Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA)
Graduates for Growth
Aims to recruit graduates into the Scottish SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) sector.
Higher Education Academy Employability and Enterprise pages
Includes informatio, tools and resources jointly produced by the Higher Education Academy and
the Enhancing Student Employability Skills Co-ordination Team (ESECT).
Higher Education: Higher Ambitions? Graduate Employability in Scotland
A review published in 2003 of the issues written by Critical Thinking, Policyworks and the Scottish
Council Foundation and commissioned by Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and the Scottish
University for Industry.
National Disability Team, Employability Checklist
North of Scotland Graduate Careers Partnership
A joint project between the University of Aberdeen, Careers Scotland and UHI Millennium Institute.
The site is designed to provide a framework for careers information, education and guidance aimed
at Higher Education students and graduates in the North, Northeast and Northwest of Scotland.
Scottish Funding Councils' "Learning to Work" document
Published in October 2004, "Learning to Work presents ideas for learners, educators and employers
to work together to create new and better learning experiences" with an emphasis on "enhancing
employability and enterprise in Scottish further and higher education."
Scottish Institute for Enterprise
Sector Skills Alliance Scotland (SSAScot)
Sector Skills Development Agency
Universities Scotland's "Creating Scotland" document
This publication from January 2002 "showcases forty people who have come out of the higher
education sector in Scotland and who have made a significant impact on the culture of Scotland".
Universities Scotland's "Getting Ready for Work" document
This document (published in July 2002) "looks at what employers and students need from
higher education, a survey of how employability is being developed and some policy proposals
for improving the situation further still".
Young Enterprise Scotland (YES)
Young Enterprise Scotland (Y.E.S.) is Scotland's leading business skills programme provider for
aspiring young people.
