An employability skills workshop was delivered to students at a Glasgow school.

Staff from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) visited Lourdes Secondary School in Cardonald to deliver the workshop to S4 to S6 students.

The session aimed to help the students understand and discuss the core skills sought by employers, such as communication, problem-solving, and working with others.

SQA staff paired with the students, guiding them through a series of tasks including job applications, interview techniques, and mock interviews.

Hollie McFall, a student at the school, said: "I really enjoyed the workshop.

"The person I was paired with helped me understand what skills I had, and how they could be applied in a workplace.

"They gave me advice on how to talk about my skills and experience, in a way that made sense to me."

Fiona Robertson, chief executive at SQA, said: "These employability workshops are designed to get young people to think about the skills they have developed in school – and away from the classroom – so they can talk about them positively, and learn how they could be applied in the workplace."

Students received workbooks to help them recognise and record their skills, forming the basis of their practice job interview answers.

Each participant received an SQA certificate at the end of the day.

Lisa Blain, a teacher at Lourdes Secondary School, said: "The workshop went very well; the pupils were engaged and benefitted from hearing from the SQA apprentices about what kind of jobs are out there and what they can progress to.

"The workshops gave them different career path options and allowed them to hear first-hand experiences about job roles they didn’t necessarily know existed."