撸sir视频 and Bute Council has been ranked as the sixth top local authority in Scotland for the number of young people who are moving on to positive destinations when they leave school.
The latest figures, published by Skills Development Scotland (SDS), show that 94.8% of 16 to 19 year olds in 撸sir视频 and Bute are in employment, education or training - up 0.6% from 2018 and 3.2% higher than the national rate for the fourth year running.
The council鈥檚 Policy Lead for Education, Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 clear from these statistics that we have many determined young people in 撸sir视频 and Bute who are working hard to achieve success in life.
鈥淭ogether with a range of partners we promote enterprise and entrepreneurship to help our young people raise their ambitions. We also run our own award-winning modern apprenticeship scheme.
鈥淲e are committed to ensuring that our young people are equipped to secure and sustain positive destinations and that they are able to access appropriate pathways into work.
鈥淲e are clear that we do all we can to make them aware of the wide range of opportunities that are available. The report indicates that we are doing this well and that young people leave 撸sir视频 and Bute鈥檚 education service better equipped to build their lives than most other areas in Scotland. Well done everyone.鈥