Young People
Young People
Young People
DYW Fife facilitates meaningful partnerships between business and education to ignite opportunities for young people in Fife and better prepare them for the world of work.
What can DYW do for you?
Find your path
Provides positive career experiences and development opportunities for young people in Fife through the DYW network team in all 18 secondary schools and Fife College
Develop your skills
Improves employability and helps you to develop the skills you need to support your chosen career path
Understand your options
Gives you clarity as you prepare for your next steps towards a career through sharing useful tools and resources to guide your journey
How does it work?
You can access DYW through your school or college by engaging with the DYW Co-ordinator and SDS Advisor to discuss your own personal aspirations, career options and the support you need to get there.
How can we help you?
Read the latest content
Explore our news, events and insights or find out more about the latest opportunities
Find online tools and digital resources
Find online tools, information and support on the E-DYW digital resource hub
Discover E-DYW
Discover careers insights
Whether you’re waiting for exam results or have no idea where to start – My WOW advisers can help you weigh up your options
Explore the MYWOW website
Find your path to University
Research the best pathway to university using a college Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) qualification.
Explore the Pathways website
“With an apprenticeship, I have found that you can really get the best of both education and work. I am having a fantastic experience at University and, at Leonardo, I absolutely love my current placement in the Mechanical Department. Being in the work environment makes my course work so much easier. I can see and experience real-life practical examples which support the work I am doing at University. I can ask the team questions and relate problems we are solving at work to the course work, which makes it so much easier to grasp. Every aspect of the apprenticeship supports my development as a student, teaches me about being an employee and builds me up as a person. I’m so much more confident and would love nothing more than to continue learning and working at Leonardo, long into the future.”
Carly O’Hagen, Graduate Apprentice, Leonardo
Opportunities
Creating opportunities for employers in the construction sector: Fife Historic Building Trust
Fife Historic Building Trust (FHBT) is delivering the Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration project and offering employers two private sector modern apprenticeships in traditional skills can be funded at up to 50% in year one.
DYW Live 2021
Location: Online Dates: Jan - March 2021 Welcome to DYW Live. e-Sgoil and Education Scotland have teamed up to ... Read More
Fife College New Start: Skills Boost and Accelerator Courses 2021
Location: Fife College Dates: Feb 2021 NEW SUITE OF COURSES LAUNCHED TO START 2021 ON A NEW PATH Fife ... Read More
Case Studies
Case Study: Fife PSS builds construction skills
A recent collaboration between The Community Trade Hub and Fife PSS, which supports some of the most vulnerable young people in Fife.
Case Study: Balwearie pupils inspired by local filmmaker Lib Penman
Independent filmmaker, and Balwearie High School alumni, Lib Penman came to give a talk to pupils at Balwearie High School in Fife as part of its DYW activities.
Case Study: Madras College and Entrepreneur Me
S1 Madras College pupils took on a series of activities to build their entrepreneurial skills with Entrepreneur Me
News
Visit Scotland and SDS: Pathways into Tourism
We sat down with DYW Board Member and Senior Tourism Insight Manager at Visit Scotland, Chris Greenwood, and Lawrence Durden, Tourism Industry Manager at Skills Development Scotland, to discuss careers for young people in the tourism sector and why this is important for the future of Fife.
DDI: Digital Industry Partners for schools and Internet of Things
DYW Fife are working in collaboration with the Data Driven Innovation (DDI) team at the University of Edinburgh to support the rollout of the Internet of Things Sensor Networks.
DYW (Fife): Special Schools Pilot Project
Developing the Young Workforce (Fife) has created a unique pilot project to help explore the world of work with young people who have additional support needs and disabilities.