Your views and experiences
The Committee wrote directly to a number of organisations and individuals seeking their views on the performance and strategy of Skills Development Scotland (SDS).
The Committee was keen to hear from apprentices, school or college students, teachers, employers, workers or anyone who had direct experience of working with SDS. We wanted to hear how it has helped toward achieving their goals, or what suggestions could be made on how it can improve.
This call for evidence is now closed.
Survey
In addition, the Committee prepared a short survey on a few aspects of SDS's work and its outcomes. The survey closed on 1 November 2016.
Oral Evidence
Skills Development Scotland gave oral evidence to the Committee on 9 November 2016.
Read the Meeting Papers and Official Report
What SDS does
SDS key services:
SDS states in its Corporate Plan for 2015-2020 that its overall goals are:
- employers are able to recruit the right people with the right skills at the right time
- employers have high performing, highly productive, fair and equal workplaces
- people have the right skills and confidence to secure good work and progress in their careers
- there is greater equality of opportunity for all
- we are an employer of choice, an exemplar of fair work and internationally recognised for excellence, innovation and customer focus
Treatment of Submissions
The Scottish Parliament’s policy on written evidence can be found here: http://www.parliament.scot/help/31037.aspx