This not-for-profit organisation trains young people for careers in the Merchant Navy. Information booklets are available in the school careers library or have a look at their website www.sstg.org.
Pure Potential have a free booklet for students, parents, teachers and careers advisors all about Alternatives to University, such as apprenticeships, school leaver programmes and sponsored degrees. There is also lots of useful advice on successfully applying for these programmes, as well as pages from leading employers. You can download the booklet by visiting this page on the Pure Potential website: http://purepotential.org/school-leavers/free-booklet/
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Starting in October 2017, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) will once more be running their new course for S5-S6 students at Edinburgh Zoo: RZSS ZEBRA. Based on the successful RZSS Science Summer School, students will be given the opportunity to take part in interactive, curriculum-linked activities within the zoo to achieve the Zoo Environment Behavioural Research Award (ZEBRA). The course is scheduled to run on Friday afternoons (2-4pm) from October to February. More information is available on the website http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/education/rzss-zebra/ . Thanks to generous funding from City of Edinburgh Council, this 13 week course is free to attend for students from Edinburgh schools.