Author Archives: Tricia Fox

Chloe Kenny, 14, a pupil at Perth Academy in Rae Peacock Hair and Beauty. She has a week of work experience at the city centre hair salon, organised by herself in partnership with Perth Academy and Developing Young Workforce (DYW) Perth & Kinross

Prospective employees are being confused by unclear job advertisements, according to young people who attended Developing Young Workforce (DYW) Perth & Kinross’ first Youth Forum of 2019. DYW Perth & Kinross, a partnership between employers and education to help boost youth employment, organised the Youth Forum to glean more understanding of the difficulties faced by […]

Alexander Buchanan, 14, a pupil at Perth Academy in the kitchen of Kisa’s Restaurant in Perth. He has a week of work experience at the city centre restaurant, organised by himself in partnership with Perth Academy and Developing Young Workforce (DYW) Perth & Kinross.

A campaign to encourage employers to offer work experience to young people has received an overwhelmingly positive response from Perthshire’s small businesses. Newly recruited businesses have joined ranks with the region’s largest employers in signing up to the Developing Young Workforce Perth & Kinross programme that helps bridge the gap between education and the workplace […]