Fit for the Future: developing a post-school learning system to fuel economic transformation

Report of Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape provided to Scottish Ministers by James Withers. The Review considered skills functions and remits of Scotland's national public bodies, making 15 recommendations for future adaptations to support the National Strategy for Economic Transformation.


Footnotes

1. Scottish Government, 'Skills delivery independent review: terms of reference'

2. Scottish Government, 'Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation'

3. Scottish Funding Council, 'Coherence and Sustainability: A Review of Tertiary Education and Research'

4. Scottish Government, 'Procurement strategy: April 2021 to March 2023'

5. Government of Singapore, 'About SkillsFuture'

6. Scottish Government, 'Post-school education, research and skills: interim purpose and principles'

7. Scottish Government, 'Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation', pg 4

8. Scottish Government, 'Post-school education, research and skills: interim purpose and principles' (Section: Interim purpose and principles)

9. Scottish Government, 'School leaver attainment and destinations'

10. Audit Scotland, 'Planning for Skills'

11. Scottish Government, 'Scottish Budget: 2023-24', Table 7.01

12. Scottish Government, 'Investing in Scotland's future: Resource Spending Review'

13. Muir, 'Putting Learners at the Centre: Towards a Future Vision for Scottish Education', pg 30

14. Hayward, 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland: interim report'

15. Audit Scotland, 'Planning for Skills'

16. CIPD, 'What is the scale and impact of graduate overqualification in Scotland?'

17. IoD, 'Staff shortages could undermine recovery'

18. Scottish Government, 'A Scotland for the future: opportunities and challenges of Scotland's changing population', pg 53

19. Regional Economic Policy Advisory Group, 'Regional economic policy review: paper 2 – the regional perspective'

20. Scottish Government, 'Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF): evaluation', pg 62 - 63

21. Education Scotland, 'Foundation Apprenticeship Provision in Scotland: Review'

22. Department for Education, 'LifeLong Loan entitlement: Government Consultation Response'

23. The Royal Society of Edinburgh and Young Academy of Scotland, 'Tertiary Education Futures'

24. Department for Education, 'Lifelong Loan Entitlement Government Consultation Response'

25. Skills Development Scotland and Scottish Funding Council, 'Graduate Apprenticeship Report', (Age: Table 4, pg 10; Employee: Figure 5, pg 26)

26. Scottish Government, 'Putting learners at the centre: response to the independent advisor on education reform's report', section: wider implications.

27. Hayward, 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland: interim report', pg 26

28. Education Scotland et al., 'Developing the Young Workforce Career Education Standard (3-18')

29. Scottish Government, 'Developing the young workforce: Scotland's youth employment strategy'

30. Scottish Government, 'Strategic guidance for community planning partnerships: community learning and development', pg 3

31. Skills Development Scotland, 'Skills and experiences to grow and succeed in a rapidly changing world'

32. 'youngpersonsguarantee.scot'

33. Scottish Enterprise (SE); Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE); South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE)

34. Skills Recognition Scotland home page, 'https://skillsrecognitionscotland.com/'

35. My World of Work, 'Support for Armed Forces and Veterans'

36. CIPD, 'Gaps and opportunities: employer views on skills policy in Scotland.'

37. Scottish Government, 'Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation', pg 40-41

38. Fair Work Convention, 'Building Fair Work into the Construction Industry - Fair Work Convention Construction Inquiry Report 2022'

39. Fair Work Convention, 'Hospitality Industry Inquiry'

40. Commission for the land-based learning review, 'Commission for the land-based learning review: report to Scottish Ministers'

41. Scottish Government, 'Draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan'

42. 'Just Transition Commission - letter to Cabinet Secretaries: 14 April 2023'

43. Hayward, 'Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland: interim report', pg 26

Contact

Email: skillsdeliveryreview@gov.scot

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