The Skills Academy Archives - Kibble: Specialist services & support for young people facing adversity

Student is Driven to Succeed

Meet one of our Skills Academy students who is driven to succeed as a mechanic.

Bright Spark Rises to Top 20 in Engineering Apprenticeship Race

One of our young people has the ambition to be an engineer and their career plan is off to a great start.

Construction Students Learn to Build Sustainably

Young people pursuing a career in construction took part in sustainability training delivered by The Verdancy Group.

Young People Saw an Opportunity and Took It

Youngsters, who are working towards their SQA qualification in construction, built a wooden workshop, using a power saw to repurpose leftover timber.

Skills Academy Sprout Sustainability with Coffee Beans

Kibble young people repurposed their leftover coffee beans to grow mushrooms in a shift to become more sustainable.

Tour a Sustainable Business

Young people saw for themselves how a business found sustainable solutions.

Ground-breaking Employment Opportunity for Young People

Kibble and St Mirren introduced a Groundskeeper Traineeship for young people to learn practical skills and gain a recognised iHasco…

Kibble’s Plans for Christmas 2024

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with plenty of festivities taking place across the different services and locations…

A Bold New Look at The Skills Academy

Graffiti artist, David Knox visited The Skills Academy to help young artists craft their own style of street art. Students…

Full Steam Ahead for Our Aspiring Baristas

As a young entrepreneur, coffee cart owner, Ryan showed young people what is possible when you find something you enjoy.