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It is our ambition to ensure Scotland’s colleges have an adaptive, engaged and professionalised workforce, with a focus on developing good practice, co-ordination and partnership.
Effects on equal opportunities, human rights, island communities, local government, sustainable development Equal opportunities 163. The Member has been supported by NGBU throughout the process of developing this Bill.
EFFECTS ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS, ISLAND COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Equal opportunities 163. The Member has been supported by NGBU throughout the process of developing this Bill.
What contingency measures does the Scottish Government have in place for those who are on benefits if they are going to have to pay up-front childcare fees because neither the publicly funded nurseries nor the private nurseries have spaces available?
The Edinburgh Bakers' Widows' Fund Bill: The Committee will consider the evidence taken and next steps in its scrutiny of the Bill at Preliminary Stage.
However, I agree with Rona Mackay on that point; we are working to try to get parity of esteem between vocational and academic education. We are doing that through the developing the young workforce initiative.
With the increased resources that we have set out, there is a focus on additional support for early learning and childcare and for transportation costs. Other flexiblefunds have been made available to our partners in local government—I will come on to its funding in a moment...
In that regard we would seek 10 reassurance from Scottish Government that they would fund such costs and this would need to be confirmed in an Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding.
S6W-33069 Douglas Lumsden: To ask the Scottish Government how Registers of Scotland is funded, and what proportion of its funding is currently derived from public funds.
There also needs to be financial modelling and a funding plan for the implementation of the strategy; a clear workforce plan to ensure that there are the right staff with the right skills for new ways of working; and continuing engagement with the public about the future of health services.