Careers Scotland - The Path is Green

Boclair Academy wins Project Green Competition!

The final of ‘The Path is Green’ competitions were held at the Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow on Wednesday 12th November 2008 and hosted by Heather (the weather) Reid. A winner and runner-up were selected from seven Project Green finalists and twenty winners were drawn from the successful entrants of the Green Jobs Quiz.

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The path to success

The Path is Green, Career Scotland's campaign to raise awareness of green jobs among young people, is proving hugely popular with over 70,000 people visiting the campaign's resource pages in the last four months.

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The future's bright – the future's green

Pupils from a Clackmannanshire secondary school have been taking the first steps on the path to a greener career.

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Green careers proving popular

Green jobs are proving a major draw for pupils across Scotland with a new Skills for Work Energy Course from Banff and Buchan College generating high demand from schools including 12 girls from Turiff Academy.

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Multi-million pound investment to recruit staff

For Edinburgh-based company, REpower UK Ltd, exceptional growth and a multi-million pound investment in the UK means that recruiting and finding staff is a full time job.

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Campaign to raise awareness of career opportunities within green jobs

Young people are being encouraged to consider green jobs as part of a major campaign launched today by Careers Scotland, part of the new Skills Development Scotland organisation.

The Path is Green (tp:g) initiative aims to highlight how the expected growth of the renewables sector in Scotland, as highlighted by the Scottish Government, has brought with it a wealth of job opportunities, many of them in areas which were virtually non-existent a decade ago.