Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce planning apprenticeships, and, if so, when.
The Future Planners Project, commissioned by the Scottish Government, was carried out between January – April 2022. The project focused on exploring the options available to support the growth of entrants into the planning profession in Scotland.
A town planning apprenticeship scheme was highlighted as one of the key recommendations in the Future Planners Project. We are currently working with Royal Town Planning Institute and Heads of Planning Scotland with regards to the feasibility and implementation of the town planning apprenticeship scheme.