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Scotland Apprenticeships

As Scotland’s leading provider for digital apprenticeships, we’ve been connecting employers to apprentices for over ten years. We support a range of employers, from SMEs to corporates, universities and the public sector to not-for-profit organisations, helping them empower their digital transformation through apprenticeships.

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Apprenticeships in Scotland

We work with you to recruit the apprentice suited to your requirements though our vigorous recruitment process and election from over 100,000 applicants. Our Level 6 – Level 8 programme pathways allow learners to progress and grow within your company.

Why choose QA for Scottish apprenticeships?

Experience: We have placed over 5,500 apprentices in Scotland.
We are the largest tech provider of apprenticeships in Scotland with 10 years’ experience and we work with some of the world’s leading tech vendors.
An unrivalled talent pool: 100,000 apply to join our programmes in the UK every year.
We have achieved the highest grade awarded to a training provider by the HM Inspectorate.
We have an 87% completion rate for tech programmes (vs 73% national average).
We offer enhanced support to you and your apprentice through dashboards and progress management.
We have leading tutors and assessors designed to help you easily manage their programme and help apprentices progress faster.

Data Essentials SCQF Level 6

Digital Applications SCQF 6

IT Support Specialist SCQF Level 6

Business and Administration SCQF 6

Network Analyst SCQF Level 6

Data Analyst SCQF 8

Cyber Security SCQF 8

IT Support Professional SCQF Level 8

Software Developer SCQF Level 8

Network Engineer SCQF Level 8

Project Management SCQF Level 8

Digital by Design

Our award-winning Digital by Design approach to blended learning helps learners develop further and faster whilst enabling managers to track progress via real-time dashboards.

Digital by Design delivers flexible digital learning and the opportunity to practice new skills in a safe environment before entering the workplace, all with easily accessible support. This allows all types of learners to take an approach which works for them and inspires the confidence to add immediate business value.

As a result, QA apprentices are more engaged, gain skills quicker and 97% of all DxD learners complete their training on time, or ahead of time.

Scottish Apprenticeship Awards celebrate young talent

QA client Harper Macleod scoops Promoting Diversity – Large Employer of the Year at Scottish Apprenticeship Awards 2021.

Reshaping the future of the tech workforce

Exploring how apprenticeships provide an affordable, sustainable and diverse pipeline of talent for Scottish employers.

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Client feedback & testimonials

Kick ICT Group

Pulsion Technology

Harper Macleod LLP

Evo Software Solutions

E-Max Systems

“Throughout the entirety of Harris's Apprenticeship Brian has been very supportive and available, giving constructive and helpful feedback. The vast majority of the course content has been very useful and relevant to our business needs, and I've really seen Harris's confidence, abilities and skill set grow throughout which has been fantastic and everything we could have hoped for. Thank you”

Autorek Glasgow

“Apprenticeship candidates have been a very welcome addition to the team. They are motivated, enthusiastic, willing to learn and care about their work and role within the company”

McClure Solicitors

“Our apprentice has now completed their 2nd qualification, and is applying a great deal of the learning, to his daily tasks. We appreciate all the support that has been given during his time with QA, and we are proud to say that he continues to work with us on a full-time capacity, as an integral part of the team.”

Castlemilk Youth Complex

"As a small social enterprise it was daunting to know where to start with apprenticeships for our staff. QA was fantastic at guiding us through the best apprenticeship routeways and also the funding available for each one. They have been a constant source of support throughout the whole process. Eve has gone above and beyond for us – it feels like she is a part of our team! Our current apprentices are loving their courses, meeting their assessment criteria and looking forward to a clear progression route thanks to the expertise of QA."

Elaine Brown, CEO, Edinburgh Remakery

Case studies & news

Case study: QA apprentices help Scottish marketing agency, Moment, expand digital marketing capacity

Case study: QA builds Pega Centre of Excellence at Registers of Scotland

Client case study: University of St Andrews

With QA’s IT apprenticeships and recruitment services, the University of St Andrews has created a pipeline of IT talent since 2012.

Case Study: DaXtra and QA Apprenticeships

John Scott and Roberto Melo from DaXtra explain how their positive experience of working with QA apprentices have changed their perspective of apprenticeships in general, and lead to them expanding apprenticeships into other business units too. They are now big advocates of bringing someone in at school level, and offering training, knowledge and support to help the learner begin their career.