Developing the Young Workforce North East

Inspiring the next generation of tradespeople across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.

Well done to Cardo Group (formally Heatcare) on the delivery of their Practical Plumbing workshops across Aberdeen City and Shire schools. with thanks to all involved - Aberdeen Heat & Power, Heating Ltd , Wolseley Plumb Centre , Tullos Training Ltd , and SNIPEF Training Services Ltd
https://aberdeenbusinessnews.co.uk/heatcare-brings-hands-on-plumbing-skills-to-aberdeenshire-pupils-through-dyw-partnership/

We are delighted to welcome Activus - Recruitment & Marketing as a Pledge Partner with DYW North East.

'𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒖𝒔 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒀𝑾 𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.'

If you're looking to enact change in your future workforce planning, connect with young people to promote your sector or have skills to share with young people as they plan to enter the world of work you can sign up as a pledge partner too - https://www.dyw.scot/pledge-now.html

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲 (Balfour Beatty)

This award is for the educator, group or education collective that demonstrates best practice, and goes above and beyond to create opportunities to inspire young people about the world of work

Finalists :

𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐒𝟑 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐏&𝐉 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 (Legends Global P&J Live )

This award is for an employer-education project, initiative or collaboration that places skills development and career readiness at the heart of its activities.

Finalists :

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 & 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲
𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞 (VisitAberdeenshire )

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐑

This awards is for an individual aged 16-24 who demonstrates a strong, early commitment to developing their skills, and acting as a role model for their peers, organisation or industry sector.

Finalists
𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐮𝐬
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧
𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩. (Motive Offshore Group Ltd )

This award is for the industry representative or organisation that goes above and beyond to make their sector and the roles within it accessible to young people.

Finalists :

𝐁𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 (Bon Accord Care)
𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧
𝐖 𝐌 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐭𝐝 (W M Donald Ltd)

⭐🏆We are delighted to announce our finalists for the DYW Connect Awards 2026. 🏆⭐

You can see all the award categories and finalists here on the DYW website :
https://www.dyw.org.uk/news/dyw-north-east-connect-awards-finalist-announced

⚓ 1 Day To Go! ⚓

The countdown is nearly over - we’re looking forward to meeting everyone at the Scottish Skipper Expo 2026 tomorrow at P&J Live, Aberdeen.

📍 Come and see the us at Stand D7 near the main entrance.

If you’re attending the Expo, make sure to stop by and say hello and to discuss maritime career options, for both new entrants and career progression courses. North East Scotland College Skipper Expos Peterhead Port Authority Scottish Fishermen's Federation Developing the Young Workforce North East

⚽Reminder⚽ Supporting young people to explore sporting pathways ⚽
Are you a teacher, after-school club organiser, or someone who supports young people with sporting activities?
Join us at a free information session to learn about opportunities for pupils via the SQA Referee Development Award and InMotion Scholarships.
📅 Wednesday, 20 May 2026
🕘 9am–2pm
📍 Pittodrie, Aberdeen
☕ Refreshments will be provided.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bxt8tsfc