Month: February 2022

Welcome to the Can Do Team Meghan, we’re delighted to have you! Tell us a bit about yourself…

My name is Meghan, and I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the Scotland Can Do team as the Digital Marketing Coordinator. I graduated in 2020 with a degree in English and Acting, which was where I developed my passion for content creation, Marketing, and Copywriting.

I try to be a jack-of -all-trades when it come to creativity and I love to try new things, which is excellent for Marketing.

Since graduating I have gained experience in broadcasting, writing, and digital marketing, and I love putting these skills to good use.

What was it that attracted you to working with Can Do?

The entrepreneurial ecosystem is something that I suddenly found myself in the middle of during the pandemic where I worked alongside some talented start-up and scale-up business owners. I truly got the sense that Scotland is abundant with incredible talent and that we should be recognised for that.

Having previously worked for a small business as their Digital Marketer, I got to grips with how much goes on behind the scenes for both the businesses themselves, and the organisations that help them.

This role came at the most perfect time for me, and I was over the moon when I got the job as I knew that so many amazing things happen within Scotland Can Do and Entrepreneurial Scotland.

What are you looking forward to the most about your role?

I cannot wait to just start sharing all the fantastic news and stories that come from members of the Can Do Collective. It is so exciting to see all the brilliant work that they do and I am very privileged to have a role where I can really showcase how innovate Scotland is.  I am also so excited to share the passion of the organisation outwardly in whatever way I can as that is something I find so inspirational and highly beneficial to Scotland’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Just for fun: What’s your coffee order and favourite café?

I am super boring when it comes to coffee… I love a soya latte or if I am really needing a caffeine hit, I’ll opt for an americano.

I absolutely love Portobello, so if I find myself strolling along the prom, I’ll most definitely end up in Miro’s café.

Have a question or want to connect with Meghan? Get in touch at meghan.mckee@entrepreneurialscotland.com.

New Can Do Partner, Nicola Smith, Development Officer at Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership (SCQF), joins us to discuss her role within the organisation and her passion for collective impact….

Hi Nicola, welcome to Can Do! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?:

I am the Development Officer responsible for employer engagement at the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Partnership.  I help organisations make their recruitment as wide and inclusive as possible by increasing their understanding of the range of alternative qualifications being taken across Scotland and beyond, and of the skills and experience people may have developed that are comparable to these qualifications. 

About Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership?

The SCQF is Scotland’s national qualifications framework and provides a way of recognising, describing and comparing the difficulty and notional time taken to achieve of a whole range of qualifications and learning programmes.  In addition to mainstream qualifications, the SCQF also contains vocational and skills-based qualifications, and learning programmes developed and delivered in the workplace or community. 

What motivated you to become a Scotland Can Do Partner?

I love the idea of collaboration for collective impact.  If we all work together then we can achieve far greater things than we can by ourselves.

How do you contribute to the Scotland Can Do ambition; for Scotland to be the most entrepreneurial and innovative society for all?

By properly recognising the wide range of skills and abilities that we all have, we can make sure that everyone can reach their full potential, and play a part in Scotland’s success.

Just for fun… What is the most true stereotype of Scottish people or Scotland?

I love that fact that Scottish people are generally very friendly and will talk to anyone.  I have had some amazing conversations on the bus with complete strangers.

If you would like help to make your recruitment as inclusive as possible by understanding the range of alternative qualifications available in Scotland, visit SQCF or email: N.smith@scqf.org.uk