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Publication - Progress report

Young Person's Guarantee: update report March 2023

Published
6 March 2023
From
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, +6 more … Director for Children and Families, Director of Economic Development, Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Director of Lifelong Learning and Skills, Director-General Economy, Director-General Education and Justice
Directorate
Lifelong Learning and Skills Directorate, +7 more … Children and Families Directorate, Public Service Reform Directorate, Economic Development Directorate, Education Reform Directorate, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate, Local Government and Housing Directorate, Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Part of
Business, industry and innovation, Children and families, Communities and third sector, +6 more … Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland, Economy, Education, Equality and rights, Public sector, Work and skills
ISBN
9781805255666

The report highlights progress over the 2 years of the Young Person’s Guarantee and also sets out the direction of travel going forward.

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Key Activities

Inforgraphic described below

The infographic describes some of the key activities which have taken place as part of the Young Person's Guarantee. This information is also included in the body of the report.

The order of the text is as follows:

  • Funding of up to £175m to create additional opportunities
  • This includes up to £90m to Local Authorities through Local Employability Partnerships
  • We have invested up to £30m over 3 years in the college sector via the Scottish Funding Council
  • 30 young volunteers continue to contribute as part of the Youth Leadership Panel
  • Over 800 employers have signed up providing in excess of 22,000 opportunities
  • We introduced an Apprenticeship Employer Grant to encourage more employers to take on Modern or Graduate Apprentices
  • We published an Equality Action Plan and a Childrens Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment
  • 300 DYW School Coordinators across all 32 Local Authorities
  • Over 8,900 young people have been supported into positive destinations by the Our Future Now and Discovering Your Potential programmes
  • We have published a Measurement and Evaluation Framework
  • We launched a School Leavers Toolkit
  • We launched a Formal Volunteering Framework.

Contact

Email: kathryn.simpson@gov.scot

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