Skills Development Scotland Services for Learning Providers

Learning providers can engage with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) in a variety of ways. Benefits of engaging with SDS include:

  • Make details on your courses available to learners through a wide variety of websites and helplines
  • Raise your profile
  • Access funding

Services

National learning opportunities database (NLOD)

  • Register on the NLOD for free or update existing your existing course information to make it available to learners through our websites and helplines.

National Training Programmes (NTPs)

  • Each year, SDS works with a number of learning providers to deliver NTPs. There are a variety of NTPs on offer: Modern Apprentices; Skillseekers; Get Ready for Work and Training for Work.

Individual Learning Accounts Scotland (ILA Scotland)

  • ILA Scotland offers learners £200 or £500 accounts to spend on learning. Find out more and see if you are eligible to register.

Branded Learning Centres (BLCs)

  • BLC status is one of the three recognised Quality Standards which allow learning providers to apply to become ILA Scotland registered.

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

  • Find out how the SCQF could help your organisation.