New drive to promote foundation apprenticeships in Fife

Fife College and Fife Council launched the vehicle which will be used by the School College Partnership team to raise awareness of the Skills Development Scotland qualifications.

The launch comes as a recent report shows there has been a 45 per cent increase in pupils enrolled on courses in Fife.

Foundation Apprenticeships are open to senior phase pupils at all secondary schools.

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Taken as a subject choice alongside Highers and Nationals, pupils spend time learning the theory and gaining valuable experience in a workplace environment.

Completion leads to a qualification at the same level as a Higher, which is recognised by all Scottish colleges and universities and opens up more opportunities to progress on to a Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship.

Iain Hawker, assistant principal at Fife College, said: “It’s great to see our Foundation Apprenticeship car out and about in Fife.

“We are also excited about our plans to launch our Spot the Foundation Apprenticeship car competition in October which we hope will encourage more young people to find out about the benefits of Foundation Apprenticeships.”

Fife College works with Fife Council and Skills Development Scotland to ensure Fife benefits from a full range of Foundation Apprenticeships.

They cover accountancy, business skills, civil engineering, software development, IT hardware, creative media, children and young people, engineering, scientific technologies, financial services and social services

For more information go HERE www.fife.ac.uk/foundation.