Ayrshire’s Louise Collins was named Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards, which took place at Perth Concert Hall last week. The event, organised by Skills Development […]
Scottish businesses have created more than 400,000 apprentice jobs since the formation of the Skills Development Scotland in 2008. During this time the national skills agency also worked with partners […]
The Scottish Government has published statistics on the destinations and attainment of 2023-24 leavers from Scotland’s publicly funded schools. Initial destinations 95.7 per cent of 2023-24 school leavers were in […]
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has announced a new interim leadership structure. John Booth has been appointed Interim Chief Executive, with Donna Stewart stepping into the role of Chief Examining […]
Graeme Dey MSP, Minister for Higher and Further Education, has announced that he will not be seeking the SNP nomination to stand in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. He announced […]
Skills Development Scotland has published Modern Apprenticeship Statistics for Quarter 3, 2024/25, covering the period 1st April – 27th December 2024. The statistics show there were 19,010 Modern Apprenticeship starts […]
Scotland’s Chief Examiner and Chief Executive of SQA is moving on from her current role to pursue new opportunities. Fiona Robertson has led SQA since July 2019, and awarded and […]
Do you want to help shape real change in education, training and skills in Scotland? As it sets its new strategy for the next 5 years, the SCQF Partnership is […]
Legislation to simplify the funding system for apprentices and learners at college and university in Scotland, has been published. The Scottish Government has introduced the Tertiary Education and Training Bill […]
The next STF Member Update Meeting will be held on Friday 21 February 2025,11.00-12.00 on Teams. Members on the Auto Notification mailing list have already received an invitation to join […]
