Youth unemployment in Scotland was reported at 20.6% which is neither good for the economy of Scotland, nor the social impact this has on wider society. There is no doubt that the economic climate since 2008 has not helped these numbers, combine this with graduates leaving university and being forced to take non graduate jobs, further impacts high unemployment amongst the younger generation. 16–24 year old, to start adult life with no job, must be especially disheartening. Please help us, help the next generation of sales and marketing professionals. There are circa 300,000 businesses in Scotland, albeit if we exclude the single person/small operations who have no desire to grow or employ more people, there are still 100,000 businesses in Scotland who could potentially employ simply one more young person. #GradJobs is a national campaign to encourage every additional graduates To encourage every company to get on board we will provide FREE of charge, sales and marketing training for every graduate they hire who has been unemployed at any stage in the previous three months. Scotland has a proud history of inventing, however when it comes to sales we are behind the curve compared to most countries, and we want Scottish businesses to sell more, which means they will employ more people, which in turn will help our country grow and prosper. Please help us reduce graduate unemployment and graduate under employment and join our cause #GradJobs. Sales & Marketing Academy Scotland provides a powerful 12 month sales and marketing training programme designed to educate and motivate your graduates. We have also partnered with Scottish Enterprise and their ScotGrad programme which is aimed at connecting graduates with companies to help them achieve their growth ambitions. Graduates are tasked with completing a measurable and well defined project lasting between 3 – 12 months.