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Enterprise Opportunities for Seniors through YE Scotland's Company Programme

Influence the Influencer Provided by YOUNG ENTERPRISE - SCOTLAND

Running over the course of a full academic year, young people from S5 & S6 start up their own real-life student company.

 

What’s in it for young people?
- Opportunities to apply classroom learning in real and relevant contexts
- Develop essential skills required for future life and work
- Real experience of work 
- Engaging with a volunteer business mentor
- Opportunity to take part in the Company Programme qualification at SCQF Level 6 (up to 30 credit points)

 

What’s in it for you and your school?
- Suitable for students in S5/6
- Teams of between 2 and 32 can participate in each student company
- Flexibility to run the programme within the timetable, or as an extra-curricular project
- Supports careers education
- Drives positive attitudes to learning, life and work
- Clear guidance on how students can use their experience to complete UCAS applications
- Participation in the SCQF Level 6 Company Programme qualification reported through Insight

This is an online activity, please select the relevant link above to get involved.

Offer details

Open date

13th May - 17th June 2025 (16:30 - 17:30)

Location

Online

Related industries

Food and drink

Engineering and manufacturing

Digital technologies

Construction and built environment

Agriculture and land

Chemical sciences

Creative

Energy

Financial services

Healthcare

Retail

Public sector and security services

Hospitality and catering

Education

Transport

Social care

Life sciences

Tourism

Learning

Awareness

Audience

Educators

Available to

Aberdeen City

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries & Galloway

Dundee City

East Ayrshire

East Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh (City of)

Eilean Siar

Falkirk

Fife

Glasgow

Highland

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

North Ayrshire

North Lanarkshire

Orkney Islands

Perth & Kinross

Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Shetland Islands

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian