Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to fund and expand retrofit-skills training; work with education providers, local authorities and industry; widen access for underrepresented groups; and align training with area-based programmes.
Petitioner: Gloria Lo on behalf of Scottish Ecological Design Association
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 24 June 2026
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SPICe Briefing (175KB, pdf) posted 20 August 2026
10 September 2026: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and stakeholders to seek their views, and to consider further the possibility of an appropriate visit.
Meeting of the Public Petitions Committee, 10 September 2026
PE2220/A: Scottish Government written submission, 21 July 2026 (94KB, pdf) posted 20 August 2026
PE2220/B: Petitioner and Common Weal, joint written submission, 2 September 2026 (104KB, pdf) posted 03 September 2026