Graduate apprenticeship boost for Heriot-Watt university

Heriot-Watt University is among the largest providers of Graduate Apprenticeships (GA) in Scotland for a third-year running. A total of 205 fully funded places have just been awarded to the university for the next academic year by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), to help meet the needs of local and national…

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Spring 2019 events programme launch

Following a successful first full programme last Autumn which welcomed hundreds of new and regular visitors to the newly renovated Riddle’s Court, Edinburgh’s Patrick Geddes Centre has just announced its new Spring 2019 events lineup. The Patrick Geddes Centre, located in a 16th century former merchant’s house just off the…

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Young graduate apprentice has world at his fingertips

Hawick teenager Harry Wilson has a full-time job and is on his way to a degree thanks to a Graduate Apprenticeship. The 17-year-old made the decision to leave school at the start of sixth year to join IT company Agenor. He combines his role as a Graduate Apprentice Software Engineer…

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Linthouse Business Park Completes Glasgow Govan Travelodge Sale

Linthouse Business Park Ltd, advised by Ryden, has successfully completed the development and onward sale of Glasgow Govan Travelodge, a 60-room hotel with an on-site restaurant called the Bar-Café, at its site in Linthouse Road, Govan in Glasgow. Travelodge, UK’s largest independent hotel brand, entered into a pre-letting of the…

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RoS calendar year residential market review 2018 published

The value of the Scottish property market increased by 1.3 per cent in 2018, compared with 2017, to £18.1 billion, continuing the upward trend since 2011. Increase in the average price of a residential property but a decrease in the volume of sales, compared with the previous year. Figures released…

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Female apprentice engineers leading the way

ScotRail’s first female engineering apprentices are joining their young colleagues to celebrate Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019. This year’s theme ‘Skills for the Future’ recognises the importance of investing in the workforce, and ScotRail is committed to providing young people with the opportunity to gain the necessary skills and experience to…

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Edinburgh College Employer Survey – have your say!

Employers are telling us that they are facing unprecedented challenges in recruiting and retaining staff at this time. Edinburgh College would like to get a real understanding from the organisations and industries we work with, about the skills gaps you are experiencing, issues you have with recruiting and retaining staff,…

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Trams to Newhaven: Award of Contracts

Councillors will be asked to approve the award of two separate contracts for the potential Trams to Newhaven project next week. The Finance and Resources Committee on 7 March will consider reports detailing the outcome of a rigorous and competitive procurement process carried out late last year. The two contracts…

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More seats for final home Six Nations fixture

ScotRail is adding more seats for fans travelling to Edinburgh to cheer on Scotland in the Six Nations this weekend. Scotland take on Wales in their final home match of the campaign at the BT Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday 9 March at 2.15pm. ScotRail has confirmed it will add more…

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Scotland ranks top in UK for gender diversity in the workplace

Scotland ranked top in the UK for diversity in the workplace High representation of women in senior positions helps set Scotland apart Closing the UK’s gender pay gap would increase female earnings by £92 billion, a rise of 20% Scotland has come top of an index charting the representation of…

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