2011 News Archive
Previous news articles for 2011 are listed below:
- Fund to help college reform has been announced - A £15 million fund to help drive reform in the college sector has been announced (December 2011)
- Pilot MA Trainee Feedback Survey - Information for Training Providers - Skills Development Scotland are currently conducting a short, email survey of a sample of Modern Apprentices to gather feedback on their experience (November 2011)
- Public Consultation on the Skills Development Scotland draft Gaelic Language Plan - From 14 November 2011 to 23 December 2011, we are inviting our partners, interested bodies and the wider community across Scotland to read and comment on our draft Gaelic Language Plan (November 2011)
- Fife Council Apprentices - Fife Council new recruits will be working across a range of trades including joinery, plumbing, electrical, and plastering (October 2011)
- Contracting for National Training Programmes for 2012/13 - Skills Development Scotland has adopted an electronic Dynamic Purchasing System that is best practice for procurement (September 2011)
- Scottish Spending Review Announced - Details of the draft budget have been announced (September 2011)
- Switch to our New Web Service - Visit our new web service as we close down the Careers Scotland and learndirect scotland sites (August 2011)
- Read our Summer 2011 Stakeholder Briefings - The latest national and local authority stakeholder briefings have been published (July 2011)
- Figures released on pupils attainment levels - Over 50% of school leavers obtain at least one higher (July 2011)
- Government Rolls Out Parent Campaign - The government has rolled out the Play, Talk, Read campaign across the country (June 2011)
- Modern Apprenticeship Awards - 10th Anniversary - The 10th anniversary of the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards has been launched (June 2011)
- Scotland's Language Promotion Potential Recognised - An HMIE report recognises Scotland's potential in the promotion of minority languages (June 2011)
- Ministerial Appointments Confirmed - Michael Russell to continue as Cabinet Secretary while two new appointments are made (May 2011)
- Employer Recruitment Incentive Changes - Recruiting an employee or MA could net a business £2000 (April 2011)
- Skills in Scotland report - Find out which sectors and types of companies are experiencing skills shortages (April 2011)
- My World of Work - Skills Development Scotland launches new web service (March 2011)
- Scottish Food & Drink Skills Academy - SDS invests in training for key Scottish industry (February 2011)
- ILA500 is Changing - Changes have been made to the process and delivery of ILA500 (February 2011)
- Scottish Budget bill passed increasing funding to Modern Apprenticeships, colleges and Flexible Training Opportunities for business- Government also allocates more money for colleges and business training (February 2011)
- 16 19 Choices Launch - Launch of online course search for young people in Scotland (February 2011)
- Research Online - The One Stop Shop for Labour Market Intelligence (January 2011)
- Whisky SVQ to boost spirit industry - Key sector gets training funded by Skills Development Scotland (January 2011)
- Key Sector Profile: Tourism - A look at the tourism industry, one of the key sectors identified in the Government Economic Strategy (January 2011)