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Business Development) Agricultural Support and Related Greater income than originally anticipated on rural schemes 2.0 0.0 0.0 Services – EU with funding from the European Union.
COSLA’s response to the committee highlighted that “88% of those with a 3-5 year old and 92% with an eligible 2 year old were satisfied with the flexibility they had been offered” with regard to the funding arrangements.
The Scottish Government remains committed to Developing the Young Workforce (DYW), with funding of £12.9 million invested in 2024-25 to fund Regional Groups and School Coordinators.
However, the Scottish Government will no longer provide dedicated funding to local areas, meaning that this will be expected to be funded through existing budgets.
The CST wrote to the Committee in September explaining that the unprecedented guarantee of additional in-year funding alongside existing financial flexibilities “provides the Scottish Government with the necessary funding certainty to deliver its response to COVID-19 this year...
We will continue working closely with the Scottish Funding Council and with Skills Development Scotland to assess demand and to ensure that funding is targeted appropriately.
The key areas of current concern are job creation, raising the effective retirement age, training and upskilling the workforce, fair and progressive employment practices, and a flexible wage system.
To ask the Scottish Government how its early learning and childcare workforce strategy aligns with the expansion of funded hours of childcare, and whether staffing levels are projected to meet demand over the next five years.
We: • publish the national Codes of Practice for people working in social work, social care and children and young people services and their employers • register this workforce and make sure they adhere to our Codes of Practice • promote and regulate their learning and development • lead workforcedevelopment and planning for the social work, social care and children and young people workforce in Scotland and provide national statistics.