Ben Macpherson, Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education, seeks to appoint up to five highly experienced and passionate leaders to the Board of the Scottish Funding Council. The Minister […]
Skills Development Scotland has published Quality Assurance National Thematic Report 2025-26 Meta-Skills – a report on the quality of Meta-Skills delivery within Modern Apprenticeships The report examines how meta‑skills are […]
Skills Development Scotland has published Modern Apprenticeship statistics covering the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The statistics show there were 24,849 Modern Apprenticeship starts in 2025/26, 2.6% […]
The next meeting of the STF Foundation Apprenticeship Forum will take place on Wednesday 18 June 2026, 9.30-10.30 on Teams. Existing members have already received an invitation to attend. New […]
Enginuity has published the latest edition of SME Snapshot, dated March 2026. More details.
The Scottish Government has sent its annual Letter of Guidance to both Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) The letter to SDS provides strategic guidance on […]
The next meeting of the STF Care Forum will be held on Thursday 22 October, 1.00-2.00 on Teams. Members of the group have already received an invitation to join the meeting. […]
STF has published its manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. The manifesto focusses on key issues relating to Scottish Apprenticeships and Employability Support. Apprenticeships Apprenticeship targets: The target for […]
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has published its manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election to be held on 7 May 2026. Included in the manifesto are commitments to increase […]
The UK Government has launched a consultation to seek views on its proposal to bring together the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) […]
