Bridging Financial Services Skills Gaps

24 February 2026

Heriot-Watt GRID building

09:30 - 11:00

Join Heriot‑Watt University and Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) to explore employer‑led solutions to Scotland’s financial services skills needs. Discover how Graduate Apprenticeships, microcredentials and flexible online courses can fill critical gaps and benefit your business. You’ll hear a sector overview from Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) on current and emerging skills needs; a session on Graduate Apprenticeships with David Steinberg (Programme Director) covering the Business Management (Financial Services) programme: how it works, funding, eligibility and timelines; an outline of sector-relevant upskilling options available via Heriot-Watt Online’s Professional Academy; and an employer case study on how Graduate Apprenticeships have positively impacted Aberdeen’s talent pipeline and productivity.

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