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Information on the Scottish Government's strategy for Enterprise in Education.

Careers Scotland offers careers guidance and career planning support to people of all ages, with a focus on employability and enterprise skills.

This new national body is responsible for supporting quality and improvement in learning and teaching from early years to adult and community learning.

The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils represents, promotes and supports the work of the 23 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) across the UK.

BT is one of the world’s largest communications services companies.

Visit the homepage of ALBAR Photo Media, an agency that provides a photography, video and multimedia service.

An engineering company that manufactures critical precision components.

City Building is one of Scotland’s largest construction companies.

The Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry.

An executive agency of the Scottish Government, charged with safeguarding the nation’s historic environment.

Laing O’Rourke is the largest privately owned construction solutions provider in the UK.

e-skills UK's mission is to ensure the UK has the skills it needs to compete in the global economy.

HIE is the Scottish Government's economic development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Aviva is one of the world's largest providers of life and pension products.

Vertex is a leader in BPO, Customer Management Outsourcing and IT Services, serving over 200 clients worldwide across many sectors.

A global body for contact centres.

Providing contact centre services and technology solutions.

Accord Business Support is a financial services business based in Canada.

Improve provides a strategic overview for the food and drink manufacturing sector.

A company providing premium food ingredients for over 80 years.

A spa and health club based in Edinburgh.

Habia is the government appointed standards-setting body for hair, beauty, nails, spa therapy and barbering.

An Inverness based company offering a wide range of media and corporate communications applications.

A salon services and products company.

A hairdressing salon based in Edinburgh.

A family-owned hair salon based in Falkirk.

The Southern General Hospital is run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The homepage for television programmes on BBC Scotland.

Skills for Health is the Sector Skills Council for health.

The homepage of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE).

Aviance UK is an aircraft ground handling agent, operating at 15 airports in the UK.

A travel firm owned by TUI Travel plc.

Homepage of the Scottish airline Loganair.

BAA owns six airports in the UK including London Heathrow.

The Sector Skills Council for passenger transport, working with employers UK-wide to improve the skills that make a difference to performance in passenger transport.

Homepage of the Debenhams department store.

Home page of the John Lewis department store.

Homepage of Harvey Nichols.

Homepage of the Original Shoe Company.

Homepage of the Scottish Co-op supermarket chain.

An authority on retailers’ skills-needs and priorities.