Skills Development Scotland (Skills Development Scotland)

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people, businesses and the economy.

Across Scotland, we support young people in school with an SDS careers adviser working with each state secondary school in Scotland. We help them build their career management, work-based learning and employability skills. We also support people of all ages once they have left school through our network of SDS centres and community venuues across the country.

My World of Work is Scotland’s career website(this will open in a new window) with tools, information and resources to support individuals make the right career decisions for them.

We work directly with employers across Scotland, providing trusted advice that helps employers invest in existing skills, develop new talent using equal and inclusive recruitment, and get the right products to grow their business.

The employer hub from SDS(this will open in a new window) can help businesses with workforce planning and development, understanding the skills needs and support with upskilling and reskilling. Visit the employer hub to help you plan and manage your skills needs to ensure your business has the right people with the right skills in the right roles.

We target delivery of this support to those who need it most, ensuring all individuals are enabled to achieve their full potential. We work with employers and employer groups on a national, sectoral, regional, local and individual basis; supporting them to recognise and articulate their current and future skills needs, and to engage with the skills system to help ensure it better meets those needs in the short, medium and longer term.

Find your local SDS centre or community venue(this will open in a new window)

myworldofwork.co.uk(this will open in a new window) - for all your work, skills and learning needs

employers.sds.co.uk(this will open in a new window) - supporting businesses across Scotland

apprenticeships.scot(this will open in a new window) - for all the latest on apprenticeships

skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk(this will open in a new window) - corporate website

committed to best practice(this will open in a new window) - our external accreditations 

Helpline for individuals: 0800 917 8000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)

Helpline for employers: 0800 783 6000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)