Employability and Skills Scotland 2018

Employment and opportunity: collaborating for success  

View article from TES and blog by Stephen Evans on ‘In the UK we must share our learning about skills’.

With a revised National Performance Framework in development, the Scottish Government is setting a clear, unified vision for Scotland, detailing how their actions will improve the quality of life for the people of Scotland. With a strong alignment to the Scotland’s economic strategy, ‘whole-system experiencing’ is coming of age as integration and alignment is embedded at every opportunity.

The bigger picture is becoming clearer as ‘joined up’ government has some real meaning but where is the individual, participants as much as staff, in all this? What assurances do we have that service delivery changes is working for those who need it most? How much are we prepared to share resources and learning to make Scotland fairer?

2018 has already seen the Scottish Government’s Labour Market Strategy progress with the launch of the new devolved employment support service – Fair Start Scotland, a Disability and Employment Congress and a review of the employability landscape in the offing. This year’s convention will hear from the Minister for Employability & Training, Jamie Hepburn MSP, talk about the approach which the Scottish Government is taking to develop employability and skills in Scotland.

With proposals to halve the disability employment gap, early findings about the Single Gateway pilots and a focus on implementing the 15-24 Learner Journey Review, there is just so much happening. Come to Employability and Skills Scotland to keep abreast of this fast-moving scene!

Join us to hear the latest news about employability and skills in Scotland, a ministerial address from Jamie Hepburn MSP, updates from senior government officials and a host of expert speakers.