Question reference: S5O-05052
- Asked by: Gail Ross, MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 17 February 2021
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the Developing the Young Workforce programme.
Answer
As with many areas of government policy COVID-19 has resulted in changes to the way we have implemented the Developing the Young Workforce programme. Since the outset of the pandemic we have prioritised working with partners and employers through our network of DYW Regional Groups.
This work has focused on the online delivery of activity to support summer leavers in 2020 and the creation of E-DYW, the DYW Skills Academy and Scotland’s Biggest Parents Evening.
The publication of the report from the Advisory Group on Economic Recovery, Sandy Begbie was appointed to lead the Scottish Government’s Young Person’s Guarantee. An integral part of this is the roll out of DYW School Coordinators across Scotland. These roles are being funded by the Scottish Government and will be integral to driving partnerships with education and employers and will be delivered by the employer led DYW Regional Groups.