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News & Alerts
Budget Bill 2012-2013 announced
Finance secretary John Swinney said that the Government will continue to invest in jobs and the economy as the Budget Bill was announced today
Fund to help college reform has been announced
A £15 million fund to help drive reform in the college sector has been announced.
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.
Fife Council apprentices lay foundation for Scottish Apprenticeship Week
Fife Council new recruits will be working across a range of trades including joinery, plumbing, electrical, and plastering
Contracting for National Training Programmes for 2012/13
Skills Development Scotland has adopted an electronic Dynamic Purchasing System that is best practice for procurement
Visit our new web service as we close down the Careers Scotland and learndirect scotland sites
Read our Summer 2011 Stakeholder Briefings
The latest national and local authority stakeholder briefings have been published
Scotland's Language Promotion Potential Recognised
An HMIE report recognises Scotland's potential in the promotion of minority languages
Fund to help college reform has been announced
A £15 million fund to help drive reform in the college sector has been announced.
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.
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.
Fife Council apprentices lay foundation for Scottish Apprenticeship Week
Fife Council new recruits will be working across a range of trades including joinery, plumbing, electrical, and plastering
Contracting for National Training Programmes for 2012/13
Skills Development Scotland has adopted an electronic Dynamic Purchasing System that is best practice for procurement
Visit our new web service as we close down the Careers Scotland and learndirect scotland sites
Read our Summer 2011 Stakeholder Briefings
The latest national and local authority stakeholder briefings have been published
Fund to help college reform has been announced
A £15 million fund to help drive reform in the college sector has been announced.
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.
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.
Fife Council apprentices lay foundation for Scottish Apprenticeship Week
Fife Council new recruits will be working across a range of trades including joinery, plumbing, electrical, and plastering
Contracting for National Training Programmes for 2012/13
Skills Development Scotland has adopted an electronic Dynamic Purchasing System that is best practice for procurement
Visit our new web service as we close down the Careers Scotland and learndirect scotland sites
Read our Summer 2011 Stakeholder Briefings
The latest national and local authority stakeholder briefings have been published