Question reference: S5W-34307
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 23 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 11 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34207 by Jamie Hepburn on 23 December 2020, what proportion of the target of 30,000 apprenticeship starts this year will be met.
Answer
Covid-19 continues to present unprecedented challenges for business across Scotland with many employers delaying and pausing recruitment decisions which will continue to have, an impact on apprenticeship provision. Skills Development Scotland will publish Modern Apprenticeship statistics under official statistics protocols with the year end statistics(Quarter 4 2020/21) in June 2021.