QA Scotland has today announced the opening of over 30 new apprenticeship positions across Glasgow and the surrounding area, available for immediate start.
Working in partnership with numerous local businesses including Scotch Whisky Auctions and the University of the West of Scotland, and in tandem with Scottish Apprenticeship Week, QA is promoting a range of roles, with salaries of up to £18,000 a year and a wide choice of job opportunities. The openings range across the spectrum from digital marketing and project management to IT support and administration.
Scotland’s largest provider of tech, digital and IT apprenticeships, QA Scotland places around 1,300 candidates every year with some of Scotland’s most exciting tech employers.
One person who has benefitted from the scheme is Sarah Gordon, 21, from Glasgow, who decided that university and full-time education wasn't for her.
She said: "When I left school, I felt quite pressured to go to university.
"I went and did a radiography degree, but, halfway through it, I decided it wasn't for me and I left.
"I then worked part-time jobs, not knowing how I wanted to go back into education and then I eventually found my QA apprenticeship.
"I knew that I wanted to gain a qualification, but didn't want to go back into full-time education after working so long, so I thought an apprenticeship was the best work-learning balance.
"It's just so much better and so much more relaxed."
Chris Shekleton, director of QA Scotland, added: "If you left school at Christmas and have not yet decided on your future, or if you are in an interim job, waiting for the right opening, then it may be that an apprenticeship is the way forward. There are lots of opportunities out there.
“And if you think you don’t have any relevant qualifications or experience, that is not a barrier, with an apprenticeship you learn on the job and you earn while you learn.”
