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
30th April - 29th June 2026 (23hrs 59mins)
At your location
Agriculture and land
Construction and built environment
Digital technologies
Engineering and manufacturing
Food and drink
Healthcare
Financial services
Creative
Chemical sciences
Energy
Life sciences
Social care
Tourism
Transport
Retail
Education
Public sector and security services
Hospitality and catering
Action
Secondary S4 to S6 (14-18 year old)
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