Question reference: S6W-26288
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 20 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 9 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26010 by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024, which job-related and professional training courses, which amounted to £58,408.55, were completed in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
Answer
The amount of £58,408.55 is in relation to 2022-23 only. In 2021-22 the equivalent amount was £31,663.82.2021-22 – a total of £31,663.82 related to job-related and professional training courses. These included:
1. Health &Safety Training Courses
(including Evacuation Chair Training, Fire Safety Course, Institute of Civil Engineering H&S Course)
2. Conference and Seminars
(including Road Safety Scotland Annual Seminar 2022, Training for Transportation Professionals Conference, Women in Transport Event, Rapid Transit Conference, Construction News Decarbonising Construction Conference)
3. Educational Development Training Courses
(including Excel Training, Chartered Institute of Public Relations Course, The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Procurement Training)
2022-23 – a total of £58,408.55 related to job-related and professional training courses. These included:
1. Conference and Seminars
(including Bridge Design & Engineering Bridges Conference 2023, Smarter Working Expo, Road Expo 2022, World Routes Conference, Freedom of Information Conference, Road Safety Scotland Annual Seminar 2023)
2. Educational Development Training Courses
(including Holyrood Insight Course, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Training Course, International Centre for Parliamentary Studies Training Course, Institution of Civil Engineering Training Course, Writing Course)