World of Work

My World of Work is Scotland’s careers information and advice web service.

At school and right through to retirement, My World of Work helps you with up-to-date information, advice and tools when you need it most:

  • Subject Choices – understand your strengths and make better choices about your subject choices and future career.
  • Leaving School – find a career that interests you and understand the skills you need to get the job you want.
  • Exam Results – straight into a job or onto further learning? Whatever your grades find help in planning your next steps.
  • Preparing For A Job – discover Scotland’s industries, search for jobs, build your CV and practice for interviews.
  • Modern Apprenticeships – why not earn as you learn? Find out what apprenticeships are available in Scotland and how they work.

Get the help you need for the career you want.

My World of Work is delivered by Skills Development Scotland, the national skills body which supports the people and businesses of Scotland.

Exam Results Day?

Received your results and need some support?
 

Your career service is here to help


Whatever your results, you have options.
 

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) delivers Scotland’s
career service. SDS provide support to learners, and their
parents and carers, at what can be an uncertain time.


Help On Results Day


The SDS Results Helpline number is 0808 100 8000.


This helpline goes live at 8am on results day, Tuesday 4
August until 5pm, Friday 7 August 2026.


You can talk to SDS's expert careers advisers about course
vacancies at colleges and universities, Confirmation and
Clearing, and get advice about Foundation, Modern, and
Graduate Apprenticeships, jobs, volunteering, or staying on
at school.

 

SDS careers advisers are at the end of the phone to help young
people and their parents and carers.

 

There's also lots of results support on Scotland's career
website, My World of Work – it’s packed with advice,
information and resources.


If you would prefer to speak to someone in person, you can
visit an SDS centre or community venue to talk to a careers
adviser about your results and next steps.
No appointment is necessary. Find out what’s close to you at
skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/contact-us
 
BSL users can use Contact Scotland BSL for support to speak
to an adviser. You can use their app to sign with an interpreter
who will make the phone call for you. Visit
contactscotland-bsl.org