Policy - Latest
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Helping vulnerable young people through COVID-19
Almost £1 million to support people into work.
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Fairer Scotland action plan: progress report 2020
Annual report on the progress made on the Fairer Scotland Action Plan and Shifting the Curve reports, published in 2016, and the Life Chances of Young People in Scotland report, published in 2017.
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Making Scotland's Future - recovery plan for manufacturing - draft: consultation
We are consulting on Making Scotland's Future - a draft recovery plan for manufacturing which proposes a set of actions for delivery over the next 12 months which has been designed with industry, public sector, trade union and academia.
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£25 million apprenticeship support
Creating opportunities for every young person in Scotland.
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Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: statistical summary
This publication presents statistics up to the end of September 2020 covering the first two and a half years of Fair Start Scotland (FSS)
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Fair Start Scotland - evaluation report 3: year two - overview
Third report in a series of evaluation reports of Fair Start Scotland employability services which covers the second full year of service delivery (April 2019 - March 2020) and summarises findings from a participant phone survey, local area case studies and analysis of management information.
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Fair Start Scotland - evaluation report 3: local area case studies - year 2
Part of the Fair Start Scotland series of evaluation reports which presents detailed findings from the second wave of local area case studies in in Dundee, Fraserburgh and Peterhead, and Drumchapel, in north Glasgow, and includes feedback from FSS service providers, participants, and local delivery partners.
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Fair Start Scotland - evaluation report 3: participant phone survey - year 2
Part of a series of reports on the evaluation of Fair Start Scotland (FSS) employability services. It presents more detailed findings from a representative telephone survey of FSS participants and explores their experiences in the second year of service delivery (April 2019 to March 2020).
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Fair Start Scotland: annual report - year 2
This report highlights the progress that our national employment support service Fair Start Scotland has made in its second year of delivery. It draws from evaluation evidence and provider and participant feedback to show the impact the service had on individuals and communities throughout 2019 to 2020.
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£24bn infrastructure plan will boost jobs
Benefits to reach every corner of Scotland.
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Helping high growth start-ups
Creating jobs of the future.
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Boost for Scottish youth work
New fund to help education recovery from COVID-19.
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Investing in our future workforce
£10 million for apprenticeships.
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Rebuilding better
Actions for economic recovery from COVID-19.
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£100 million for employment support and training
Focussing on support for youth jobs.
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Help for homebuyers and employment support
Finance Secretary announces measures to boost the economy.
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Promoting skills and employment
Expert report welcomed.
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Return to Work package launched
Initiative will see £230 million invested in a range of projects.
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Health and work support pilot: interim evaluation report
Overview of the implementation and early delivery phase of the Health and Work Support pilot, during the period June 2018 and March 2019.
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Treasury wage support welcome
More support for sick and unemployed needed.
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Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services
An experimental statistics publication for Scotland.
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Scotland's careers strategy: moving forward
Strategy highlighting the role that career education, information, advice and guidance (CIAG) services in Scotland can play in helping to address future skills demands and deliver inclusive growth.
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Scottish Employer Perspectives Survey 2019: technical report
Technical report accompanying the Scottish EPS 2019 research report providing background information on the methodology used.
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Scottish Employer Perspectives Survey 2019: research report
Comprehensive research report outlining the results of a survey of employers in Scotland regarding their approach to recruitment and training.
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Scottish Employer Perspectives Survey: 2019
Official statistics release covering the key statistics in the Scottish Employer Perspectives Survey (EPS) 2019.
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Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services
An Experimental Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Scotland's devolved employment services: statistical summary
Statistics to the end of September 2019 cover the first eighteen months of Fair Start Scotland (FSS), which launched in April 2018, and the fifteen months of the Health and Work Support Pilot (HAWS), which launched in June 2018.
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Helping people into work
Dignity and respect at heart of Fair Start Scotland.
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Fair Start Scotland evaluation report 2: participant phone survey - November 2019
Part of a series on the evaluation of Fair Start Scotland employability services. It presents more detailed findings from a representative telephone survey of FSS participants and explores their experiences in the first year of service delivery (Apr 18 to Mar 19).
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Fair Start Scotland - annual report: year one
Sets out the impact Fair Start Scotland, our first devolved employability service, has made in the first year of delivery.
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Fair Start Scotland evaluation report 2: overview of year one - November 2019
Second report in a series on the evaluation of Fair Start Scotland employability services. It covers the first full year of service delivery (Mar 18 - Apr 19) and summarises findings from a participant phone survey, local area case studies and analysis of management information.
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Fair Start Scotland evaluation report 2: local area case studies - November 2019
Part of the Fair Start Scotland evaluation series. It presents detailed findings from the first wave of local area case studies in Alloa, Wick and Irvine and includes feedback from FSS service providers, participants, local delivery partners and other local people facing similar barriers to employment.
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Landmark agreement to boost repopulation
Councils across the Highlands and Islands back Scottish Government policy.
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More college leavers heading straight into work
New paths into employment bearing fruit.
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PACE partnership review: September 2019
How local PACE partnerships are operating and what current issues they may face.
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PACE customer journey: 2019
Qualitative study looking at the customer experience of individuals who have recently been made redundant.
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Flexible Workforce Development Fund: equality impact assessment
This document assesses the future policy direction of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund to ensure that the Fund addresses equality and diversity issues and is in keeping with the Scottish Governments priorities with a particular focus on reducing the gender pay gap, tackling occupational segregation and halving the disability employment gap.
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Employment support programme: equality impact assessment
No One Left Behind (NOLB) Employability funding stream, which is aimed at helping those members of society who face challenging barriers to finding and maintaining employment, reach their true potential.
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Recruitment and retention plan for disabled people: 2019
Actions we will take as an employer to support more disabled people into work in Scottish Government and to enable existing disabled employees to thrive and succeed at work.
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Scotland's devolved employment services: statistical summary
Statistics to the end of June 2019 cover the first fifteen months of Fair Start Scotland (FSS), which launched in April 2018, and the first year of the Health and Work Support Pilot (HAWS), which launched in June 2018.
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Fair work: agreement between Scottish Ministers and the recognised civil service unions
Sets out a number of principles on the conduct of employee and industrial relations that are consistent with the principles of the Fair Work Convention's framework.
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Fair Start Scotland evaluation report 1: implementation and early delivery review
This Fair Start Scotland (FSS) evaluation report covers evaluation findings and data analysis relating to the implementation and early delivery of FSS employment support services in the first 6 months of delivery.
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Apprenticeship target achieved for eighth year in a row
More than 28,000 people started apprenticeships last year.
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Rural skills plan
Securing, sustaining and progressing rural careers.
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Scotland's devolved employment services: statistical summary
Statistics for the first year of Fair Start Scotland, the first two years of Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, and the first nine months of the Health & Work Support Pilot (HAWS).
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A fairer Scotland for women: gender pay gap action plan
Our action plan setting out a list of actions that will be taken to address the many drivers of the gender pay gap.
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New Modern Apprentice target
Increased work-based learning opportunities across Scotland.
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Employers encouraged to put ‘Fair Work First’
Support to make workplaces fairer.
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Scotland's devolved employment services: statistical summary
Experimental statistics for: the first nine months of Fair Start Scotland, the first twenty one months of Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, and the first six months of the Health & Work Support Pilot (HAWS).
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Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services
An Experimental Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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STEM teacher education bursary: eligibility criteria
Details of the eligibility criteria for the STEM teacher education bursary.
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NHS Scotland learning disability employment: tools and guidance
Guidance and tools to support NHS Scotland to increase the number of the people employed with learning disabilities.
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Supporting young people into jobs
Grant will help with costs of starting work.
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Consultation on Job Grant
We are seeking views on key eligibility criteria and format of the Job Grant, a new benefit which will be delivered by Social Security Scotland to support young people moving back into employment.
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No One Left Behind: review of employability services
Steps the Scottish Government will take to develop an employability system which is flexible, joined-up and responsive.
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Helping disabled people into employment
Social Security Scotland will learn from Scotland-India partnership
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Fair Start Scotland - 2018, quarters 1 and 2, Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland - 2018, quarter 2
Fifth publication in a series about the devolved Scottish employability services provides statistics for the first six months of Fair Start Scotland, which launched in April 2018, and the first 18 months of Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, which both launched in April 2017.
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Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services
An Experimental Statistics Publication for Scotland.
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Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) regional groups: formative evaluation
External evaluation to examine the early operations of four of the most established Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) regional groups. The study was carried out between December 2017 and April 2018.
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Smarter Workplaces programme: EQIA summary
Equality impact assessment for the Smarter Workplaces programme in the Scottish Government.
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Enterprise and Skills Board: strategic plan
This full plan provides clarity around strategic direction to enterprise and skills agencies and a blueprint to Government to turn up the dial on productivity and drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
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STEM bursary: equality impact assessment 2018
The EQIA summarises how decision makers balanced the aim of the STEM bursaries against the potential adverse impacts of the policy on groups with protected characteristics.
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Evaluation of Scottish transitional employment services: interim report August 2018
How programme design impacted the quality of delivery and customers’ experience of Work First and Work Able Scotland services in the first 6 months after launch.
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Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board: outline plan
An outline plan for the Enterprise and Skills Strategic Board which is a precursor to the full plan to be published later in 2018.
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Health & Work Support launched
£632,000 investment to integrate employability and health support.
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Scotland’s devolved employment services
Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, 2017/18.
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Employment level and rate (16+) in Scotland increased to the highest level on record
An Official Statistics Publication for Scotland
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Future of energy generation
£33m investment by Aggreko in research and development.
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Budget sets out economic growth package
Economic expansion at centre of spending plans.
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Scotland’s Budget
Investing in the NHS, protecting low earners, backing Scotland’s economy.
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Transitional employability services
Almost 3,500 people join in first six months.
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Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services
Work First Scotland and Work Able Scotland, 2017, Quarters 1 and 2