Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) staff training: FOI release

Information requested

1) How much did your organisation spend on staff training over each of the last three years (2022, 2023 and 2024)?

2) Please breakdown this staff training by category e.g. leadership, health and safety, digital etc.

3) Please breakdown this staff training by provider category e.g. private training provider, college, university etc.

Response

1. Total amount spent on staff training:

Financial Year	Amount Paid
2021-22	£122,818.45
2022-23	£140,957.97
2023-24	£73,579.32

2. Staff training by category:

Financial Year	Leadership	H&S	Digital/IT	Core Skills	Specialist / Professional Qualifications	Conferences	Subs	Project Management
2021-22	£10,682.80	£1,912.00	£13,266.96	£35,871.82	£42,447.62	£1,950.50	£8,681.75	£8,005.00
2022-23	£45,800.00	£2,649.00	£17,032.64	£17,840.33	£37,082.00	£6,886.00	£1,488.00	£12,180.00
2023-24	£1,790.00	£4,824.00	£3,607.20	£53,037.12	£240.00	£1,974.00	£2,431.00	£5,676.00

3) Staff training by provider category:

Financial Year	External Provider	College	University	Charity
2021-22	£112,439.27	-	£8,467.18	£1,912.00
2022-23	£103,933.97	£11,500.00	£23,370.00	£2,154.00
2023-24	£59,487.32	£5,760.00	-	£8,332.00

Data supplied by SPPA Finance Team. Full data for 2024-25 not yet available.​​​​​​​

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