A budget which provides training and skills to help people into the workplace is still in limbo despite being raised in the Scottish Parliament with former First Minister, Humza Yousaf. […]

The Scottish Government has confirmed that funding has been released equivalent to the first quarter of the 2024-25 financial year allocation for No One Left Behind. In a written answer published […]

The next STF Member Update meeting will be held on Thursday 6 June 2024, 11.00-12.00 on Teams. Members on the Auto Notification mailing list have already received an invitation. Members […]

Individual Training Accounts have been axed for 2024-25. It is not clear if they will be available in future years. In a letter (link below) to the Convenor of the […]
Some STF members will work with candidates on a commercial basis who apply to SAAS for a fee grant. A member has let us they know they had a few […]

Scottish Government delays in confirming budgets for skills and employability programmes has resulted in training providers making 40 staff redundancies recently – with a further 30 expected in the next […]
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 3 MAY Applications are now being accepted for the Trades House of Glasgow Apprentice of the Year Award 2024. Eligibility The Trades House of Glasgow Apprentice of […]
Right Track Scotland Limited closed its doors after 41 years last month. Since its launch in 1983, Right Track has supported young people, aged 12-18, with the most challenging of […]

The next STF Member Update Meeting will be held on Friday 26 April 2024, 11.00-12.00 on Teams. Members on the Auto Notification mailing list have already received an invitation. Members […]

The freeze on new Modern Apprenticeship places is set to end on 16 April 2024. The Scottish Government has now agreed its budget with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) which has […]