Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group

Overview

Shared Outcomes Assurance Group

The Shared Outcomes Assurance Group (SOAG) was set up in January 2022.

The purpose of SOAG is to provide collective and collaborative leadership and assurance across all projects and programmes covered by the Skills: Shared Outcomes Framework. It builds on the work of the earlier Skills Alignment Assurance Group and the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board,

SOAG will assure progress at official level and take remedial action where required, in advance of the six weekly joint agency Chair and Chief Executive meetings with the Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training.

Documents

• Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 29 November 2022
• Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 11 October 2022
• Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 23 August 2022
• Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 13 June 2022
• Skils: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 4 May 2022
• Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 15 March 2022
• Skills: Shared Outcomes Assurance Group minutes: 17 January 2022

Ministerial joint bilateral meetings with Scottish Funding Council and Skills Development Scotland

The Minister for Further Education, Higher Education, Youth Employment and Training holds a joint bilateral meeting with the Chief Executives of Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC) every six weeks during the Parliamentary session.

Documents

• Ministerial joint bilaterial meeting minutes: 14 December 2022
• Ministerial joint bilaterial meeting minutes: 1 November 2022
• Ministerial joint bilateral meeting minutes: 7 September 2022
• Ministerial joint bilateral meeting minutes: 14 June 2022
• Ministerial joint bilateral meeting minutes: 22 March 2022

Members

• Helena Gray (co-chair), Director for Fair Work, Employability and Skills, Scottish Government
• Stephen Pathirana (co-chair), Director of Advanced Learning and Science, Scottish Government
• Helen Webster, Deputy Director, Reform Division, Directorate of Advanced Learning and Science, Scottish Government
• Adam Reid, Deputy Director, Skills Division, Fair Work, Employability and Skills Directorate, Scottish Government
• Jennifer Bradley, Deputy Director, Head of Education Analytical Services, Scottish Government
• Kirstie Corbett, Head of Advanced Learning and Skills Analysis, Scottish Government
• Jane Duffy, Unit Head, Skills Division, Scottish Government
• Richard Dryburgh, Team Leader, Lifetime Skills, Skills Division, Scottish Government
• Laura McKenna, Team Leader, SDS Sponsorship Team, Scottish Government
• Elspeth Hough, Unit Head, Programmes Unit, Reform Division, Advanced Learning and Science Directorate, Scottish Government
• Linda McCourt, Team Leader, Programmes Unit, Reform Division, Advanced Learning and Science Directorate, Scottish Government
• Neville Prentice, Senior Director, Skills Development Scotland
• Chris Brodie, Director of Regional Skills Planning and Sector Development, Skills Development Scotland
• Andrea Glass, Head of Regions and Enabling Sectors, Skills Development Scotland
• Diane Greenlees, Director of Critical Skills and Operations, Skills Development Scotland
• Lynne Robson, Head of Evaluation and Impact, Skills Development Scotland
• Linda Christie, Head of Green Skills, Skills Development Scotland
• Claire McPherson, Deputy Director, Policy, Scottish Funding Council
• Sharon Drysdale, Assistant Director, Skills, Scottish Funding Council
• James Dunphy, Director of Access, Learning and Outcomes, Scottish Funding Council
• Seamus Spencer, Assistant Director/Outcome Agreement Manager, Scottish Funding Council
• Alex Brown, Policy Officer, Programmes Unit, Reform Division, Advanced Learning and Science Directorate [Secretariat], Scottish Government
• Mary Maxwell, Policy Officer, Programmes Unit, Reform Division, Advanced Learning and Science Directorate [Secretariat], Scottish Government