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 your existing courses to make them available to learners through our websites and helplines.
Bulk Import Facility using XCRI
- If you offer a large number of courses and are able to format your course information appropriately, you can use the bulk import facility to transfer your course data straight on to the NLOD.
National Training Programmes (NTPs)
- SDS works with learning providers to deliver funded National Training Programmes: Modern Apprentices, Get Ready for Work and Training for Work.
Individual Learning Accounts Scotland (ILA Scotland)
- ILA Scotland offers learners £200 accounts to spend on learning. Find out more and see if you are eligible to take part in the scheme.
- SAAS now offer a £500 fee grant as a replacement of the ILA500 scheme.
Branded Learning Centres (BLCs)
- Find out more about obtaining Branded Learning Centre status for your organisation.
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
- Find out how the SCQF could help your organisation.
Employer Recruitment Incentive
- Recruiting someone as an employee or as a Modern Apprentice could earn a business £2000