Publication - FOI/EIR release

Skills Development Scotland Funding: FOI release

Published: 18 October 2023
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Public sector
FOI reference: 202300357091
Date received: 17 May 2023
Date responded: 15 June 2023

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

I would like to know how much money the Scottish Government has provided to Skills Development Scotland for its Skills Pipe Line and Digital Start Fund.

I would also like to know how many students they have registered and how many students have completed a course since they were founded.

Response

The answer to your question is:

Digital Skills Pipeline

We have provided Skills Development Scotland (SDS) with £833,225 for the Digital Skills Pipeline programme; 463 candidates began and 506 candidates successfully completed training.

Digital Start Fund

We have provided SDS with £3,083,383 for the Digital Start Fund programme; 468 started and 380 candidates completed training.

About FOI

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Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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