Careers

Skills Development Scotland

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills.

My World of Work

My World of Work
My World of Work is Scotland’s careers website.

It helps you explore your career, skills and learning opportunities from school right through your working life.

My World of Work helps you personalise your career journey and offers career information, advice and tools such as:

My career options – A great place to get started on the website by learning more about yourself, exploring your options and finding the career that’s right for you

Learn and train – Your guide to training and studying – from college,uni and apprenticeships to volunteering, picking the right course and funding

Getting a job – This helps you find and apply for jobs. There’s also a tool to help you create the perfect CV and advice on how to have a great interview

Parents – Support to help parents and carers spark ideas for your child’s career, and explore the routes they could take.

Use the site regularly as you go through school. The more you tell it about yourself, the more great careers ideas you’ll get for you.
Remember your Skills Development Scotland Careers Adviser is available at school to talk to you about your options. Or drop into one of our careers centres to get support and information on what to do next. Go to myworldofwork.co.uk/centres to find your local careers centre.
On My World of Work we have feature articles on a wide range of topics like choosing a career, learning and training,applying for jobs and making a career change.

Our toolkit can give you a hand with every step of the way from researching careers to building your first CV.

Our Skillsforce

Our Skillsforce is brought to you by Skills Development Scotland and pulls together a wide range of skills related support into the one place.

From local authorities, colleges and national business support organisations, you’ll be able to access useful information, keep up to date with news and events as well as finding out about a wide range of funding opportunities.