Welcome to the fourth edition of our Skills Update for employers in Dundee, Fife and Angus.

This newsletter offers a glimpse of the various initiatives involving SDS and its partners across the region, including the support that we can offer to businesses of all sizes.

SDS will be in Angus outlining the opportunities available to employers within the Apprenticeships Family.

Come along and talk to our experts about the benefits of taking on apprentices and hear how developments in the Apprenticeships Family can support your future business success.

The free morning event takes place at the Carnoustie Golf Hotel and Spa next month.

A Dalgety Bay glazing firm has committed to growing its own talent through offering Modern Apprenticeships to people in the local community.

Glazing firm AVtek Solutions has apprentices in different parts of the business including fabrication and business admin, with their approach now leading to a nomination for Scotland's Apprenticeship Awards.

Employers and apprentices from around the country have made the shortlist for this year's Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.

Hopefuls will be looking to follow in the footsteps of Scotland's Current Apprentice of the Year, Laura Burdin, who works for Hilton Hotels in Dundee.

Apex Hotels has been named Skills Development Scotland’s Youth Employer of the Month.

The company, with hotels in cities around the country including Dundee,  was recognised for its positive approach to attracting young people into the hospitality industry and ensuring they have the right skills for their roles and for the business.

Pupils at an Angus school who built their own renewable energy device are celebrating after winning a nationwide competition.

Monifeith High School won the Junior Saltire Award after inventing floating Wave Energy Converter, using wave power to create electricity.

The competition aims to teach pupils about careers in the renewables sector.

School pupils in Fife have beocme amongst the first in Scotland to complete Foundation Apprenticeships.

The qualification links schools with colleges and employers and offers young people the chance to complete elements of an apprenticeship while still at school, offering an ideal career start.

A project by Forfar Academy hosting after-school computing clubs with local primary schools has won backing from a new nationwide fund.

Digital Xtra aims to increase provision of extra-curricular computing activities across the country as part of the response to tackle Scotland's digital skills gap.