Advanced Learning and Science Directorate

What we do

We deliver further and higher education in Scotland. This includes student support and science.

We are responsible for:

developing the young workforce and tackling youth unemployment
maintaining access to higher education based on the ability to learn and not the ability to pay
creating the educated workforce required to help drive sustainable economic growth
championing science, and the use of scientific advice to inform policy-making
realising the benefits of college regionalisation

The Directorate also has sponsorship responsibility for the Scottish Funding Council.