Cross-Party Group on Skills Friday 28 February 2025 (0930-1030) Minute Present MSPs Pam Gosal MSP Stephen Kerr MSP Invited guests Steven Mclennan, CLD Standards Council Scotland Non-MSP Group Members Joanne Buchan, Colleges Scotland Vikki Manson, Federation of Small Businesses Ibiyemi Omeihe, University of the West of Scotland Lauren Pennycook, CITB Victoria Manson, Federation of Small Businesses Kate Young, Enginuity Georgia Marks, UCAS Jason Miles-Campbell, Jisc Robert Bruce, Enginuity Rachael Nicholls, University of Strathclyde Katherine Shaw Nelson, Scottish Parliament Aimee Logan, Universities Scotland George Brown, SQA Kellie Zdanowicz, Scottish Training Federation Alix McDonald, University of Strathclyde Pauline Ratcliffe, SCQF Partnership Barron-Majerik, Lantra Scotland Kevin Kelman, NHS Education for Scotland Kirsty Summers, The Scotch Whisky Association Fiona Harper, Sectt Greg Cullen, ITC Training Academy Keith Robson, The Open University Iain McCaskey, Building Engineering Services Association [BESA] Calum McNairney, Scottish Funding Council 1 Apologies Beatrice Wishart MSP Michael Marra MSP Alan Sherry OBE, CLD Standards Council Dale Thomson, Snipef Kirsty Conlon, Universities Scotland Claire McPherson, Universities Scotland Stuart McKenna, Scottish Training Federation Marie Hendry, CDN Geoff Campbell, Nithcree Training Yvonne Wilson, Select Kate Young, Enginuity Shona Matthews, Chartered Banker Institute Ishabel Bremnar, Argyll and Bute Council Welcome The group’s Convener, Pam Gosal MSP, opened the meeting and noted apologies.