Careers News

More information about Skills Development Scotland and My World of Work can be found in the Careers Information.

Skills Development Scotland Service

  • All students have access to an online careers account on My World of Work.
  • Another site which is continually being updated for parents and careers has been launched:  My Kid's Career.

This page can quickly be accessed with: knox.is/careers

Published: Tue 17 Dec 2024

Medic Mentor want to share with you a range of enriching extracurricular opportunities aimed at bolstering skills and providing unique experiences for those interested in a career in medicine.

- Free NHS Virtual Work Experience
- Free Volunteering Placements with the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
- Free National Study Skills E-learning
- Free Wider-reading Webinars
- Free Weekly Careers Webinars by Doctors and Dentists
- Free Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion E-learning Course for Healthcare Professionals.

Students can access these extracurricular opportunities by signing up for a free student portal: https://medicmentor.org/the-medic-mentor-portal-2/
You can also further explore the wide range of extracurricular opportunities available through this link: https://medicmentor.org/medical-extracurricular-activities/

See Mr Flood or you pupils support leader for more details.

Published: Fri 6 Dec 2024

Are you an ambitious, career-driven student ready to explore your career options with some of the UK’s leading employers? We’re excited to invite you to the Young Professionals Conference in Edinburgh—a unique opportunity for students to connect with top employers, gain valuable insights, and explore career pathways in sectors such as Banking & Finance, Technology, Business, Engineering and more.

Event Details:

  • Date: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
  • Time: 5pm - 7:30pm
  • Location: Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, Edinburgh

This event is completely FREE.

Register here

See Mr Flood or your PSL for more details.

Published: Fri 29 Nov 2024

Aimed to provide students with insights into the medical and dental fields, our Virtual Work Experience Programme allows students to gain key insights into various medical and dental pathways, as well as make informed decisions about their future. During the Get Into Medicine/Dentistry Conference, Dr Kennedy, Dr Safiyyah and Dr Siva will guide students through the importance of effective work experiences.

Students and parents can register for free at these links:

In addition, By attending a Free LIVE Virtual Get Into Conference and completing the free virtual work experience programme, students will also receive a 'Highly Commended' reference from the Presidents at Medic Mentor. This reference is a powerful addition to boost your medical school applications and C.V. It can be proudly listed on your UCAS application under the section for ‘conferences you have attended which have prepared you for higher education’.

Students and parents/guardians can register for free here:

Published: Wed 9 Oct 2024

R3 Repairs, Haddington are looking for an apprentice to work within a small team based in a busy office environment. 

Every day is different in the Planning Team! You will be involved in planning work for our operatives – joiners, plumbers, electricians etc, in their electronic diaries, taking calls from customers and booking jobs in with them and communicating with our social housing landlords’ teams by phone and email. Other things you could be doing are working with spreadsheets, organising training courses, fuel cards, workwear and generally helping out the management team with admin. 

See your pupil support leader or Mr Flood for more details, or click on this link.

Published: Wed 9 Oct 2024

Please find this week’s job vacancies at the following link:

Job vacancies - East Lothian Works

See your Pupil Support Leader or Mr Flood for more information.