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shmu one of 8 case studies in Arts in Education report

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shmu's Creative & Digital Media Foundation Apprenticeship, delivered in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council, is one of 8 case studies in a new report commissioned by the Arts in Education Recovery Group.

Date added: 10/03/2021

Video: Foundation Apprenticeships at shmu: Josh's experience

shmu runs Foundation Apprenticeships in Creative and Digital Media and IT & Software Development for Aberdeenshire Council.

These programmes are becoming very popular and are an extremely useful way for senior school pupils to gain additional qualifications and work experience at the same time.

Date added: 09/03/2021

shmu Loves Local

Given the impact on the economy from the Coronavirus pandemic, local businesses need as much help as they can get at this time. In response to this an innovative new digital marketing project aimed at promoting Aberdeenshire’s town centres, supporting businesses and encouraging communities to ‘love local’ has been launched.

The initiative is being led by Aberdeenshire Council and funded through an £80,000 investment from the Scottish Government’s Scotland Loves Local Fund which is managed by Scotland’s Towns Partnership.

Date added: 02/03/2021

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021

It’s Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2021 from 1st-5th March; a time to share the value apprenticeships can bring to individuals, employers and the economy.

This year’s theme is Business Backing Talent, to showcase the great things that happen when employers back talent through apprenticeships. 

Date added: 01/03/2021

Love Where You Live and Community Champions campaigns

In order to brighten up the start of 2021 the shmuPRESS team have been working on some campaigns to include more community contributors in the production of the magazines.

Date added: 24/02/2021

Funding award will see return of music-making to shmu

shmu has been awarded £30,000 in funding from Creative Scotland’s Youth Arts Access Fund to reinstate music programmes for young people throughout the organisation.

The new ‘Making Waves’ project at shmu will support a range of opportunities, including one-to-one and group music-making for young people aged 11-25.

Date added: 23/02/2021

shmu-led consortium awarded £300k

A consortium bid led by shmu on behalf of Culture Aberdeen has secured £300,000 of funding from Creative Scotland’s Culture Collective programme, which aims to provide an opportunity for organisations to explore and test new models of cultural engagement and participation and to learn from each other.

Date added: 18/02/2021

shmu-led consortium awarded £300k

Date added: 18/02/2021

shmuTRAIN now recruiting for employability courses

shmuTRAIN are now recruiting for Employability Fund courses which start in February 2021. Unlike the accompanying photo (which was taken pre-COVID-19), we can’t have groups in our building due to restrictions, so we'll be delivering courses online.

Our courses are for young people aged 16-25 living in Aberdeen City or Shire and will support you to get prepared and skilled-up ready for any employment, training or education opportunities that come your way.

Date added: 26/01/2021

shmu AGM

We are holding our AGM at 7pm on Thursday the 17th of December and would love for you to join us.

This year's event will be held online on Zoom due to current restrictions in place due to coronavirus and will be followed by a short event to thank all of our incredible volunteers and to acknowledge their essential contribution to our organisation.

Date added: 17/12/2020