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However, we encourage the Scottish Government to engage more closely with local authorities to ensure as much flexibility as is possible in the allocation of funding.
We are already delivering a range of support, including through the Individual Training Accounts and the FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund. Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of t...
It is worth differentiating between workforce planning for the funded childcare offer and workforce issues relating to the nearly 50 per cent of private provision that is funded directly by parents.
Audited spend for 2022-23 will be published in the SDS annual accounts later in the year, which will be available on the SDS website. The FlexibleWorkforceDevelopmentFund (FWDF) does not fund...