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  • Modern Apprenticeship statistics 2024-25

    Modern Apprenticeship statistics 2024-25

    Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has published Modern Apprenticeship statistics covering the period April 2024 to March 2025. The statistics show that 25,507 new start apprentices were supported in the last […]
  • SCQF welcomes RPL commitment

    SCQF welcomes RPL commitment

    The SCQF Partnership, which is responsible for Scotland’s National Qualifications Framework, has welcomed a commitment by the Scottish Government to establish a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system. The Partnership […]
  • STF Employability Forum – Wednesday 9 July 2025

    STF Employability Forum – Wednesday 9 July 2025

    The next meeting of the STF Employability Forum will take place on Wednesday 9 July 2025, 13.00-14.00. The meeting will be held on Teams. Members of the group have already […]
  • Job Vacancy – Museums Galleries Scotland

    Job Vacancy – Museums Galleries Scotland

    Museums Galleries Scotland is looking to recruit a Workplace Assessor. More details are available via the link below. Museums Galleries Scotland – Workplace Assessor  
  • Programme for Government 2025-26

    The Scottish Government has published its Programme for Government 2025-26. The full document can be downloaded via the link below. Programme for Government 2025-26 (PDF) Extracts from the document – […]
  • STF Member Update Meeting – Friday 30 May 2025

    STF Member Update Meeting – Friday 30 May 2025

    The next STF Member Update Meeting will be held on Friday 30 May 2025, 11.00-12.00 on Teams. Fiona Stewart and Helen Allison from Skills Development Scotland will attend this meeting to discuss […]
  • Committee publishes consultation responses

    Committee publishes consultation responses

    The Scottish Parliament Education, Children and Young People Committee has published the responses it received from its recent consultation on the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill. […]
  • Discover Public Sector Contract Opportunities at Meet the Buyer National

    Discover Public Sector Contract Opportunities at Meet the Buyer National

    Now in its 16th year, Meet the Buyer National returns to Murrayfield Stadium, in Edinburgh, on 4 June 2025. Meet the Buyer National is hosted by the Supplier Development Programme […]
  • Industry ‘not being listened to’ in skills reform

    The skills needed to sustain and grow the Scottish economy will not be met unless changes to the system are made, industry leaders have told MSPs. Holyrood’s Economy and Fair […]
  • Just Transition Fund reopens for applications

    Just Transition Fund reopens for applications

    Communities across the North East and Moray will benefit from over £8 million of funding to create jobs in low carbon industries and enhance green and net zero skills. The […]