Results helpline ready to offer support to students
A dedicated results support helpline will be offering advice, information and guidance for young people and their parents and carers on results day.
The Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) results helpline will open from 8am on Tuesday, August 4, when around 138,000 candidates across the country will receive their National, Higher and Advanced Higher results.
The helpline will be open on August 4 and 5 from 8am-8pm, August 6 and 7 from 9am-5pm and August 10 to 12 from 9am-5pm. The number to call is 0808 100 8000.
SDS’s expert careers advisers can discuss options and next steps such as course vacancies at UK colleges and universities; confirmation and clearing; modern, foundation and graduate apprenticeships and jobs or volunteering. SDS’s Oban-based careers adviser Zoe Fletcher, who also works at Lochgilphead Joint Campus, said: ‘Young people have had a different experience this year. The helpline and their school careers advisers are there to help them and their parents and carers who make around a third of the calls to the helpline to find out about all the available options and opportunities.’ Career advisers are also available through social media to answer queries. Go to My World of Work on Facebook or www.twitter.com/mywowscotland.
Information and advice is also available on Scotland’s careers website www. myworldofwork.co.uk which has links to UCAS, SAAS, Young Scot and the SQA.