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Committees
Published:
8 December 2021
Scottish Chamber of Commerce Network submission December 2021
SCC believe that the Scottish Government should seek to grow Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland as part of a rebalanced model that aligns investment with industry need.
Flexible Workforce Development Fund
The Scottish Government should continue to build on the Flexible Workforce Development Fund concept, bolstering the funding element for independent training providers to support firms who need specialist training.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 June 2018
Scotland's Economic Performance - Apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy
In its written submission, the Scottish Retail Consortium told us that one of their member firms is paying approximately £400,000 a year towards the apprenticeship levy in Scotland, but is only able to claim back up to a maximum of £10,000 from the flexible workforce development fund (which allows a business to claim up to £10,000 for workplace funding in partnership with a college).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 April 2019
The expansion of early learning and childcare - Executive summary
A 2018 survey found that the main reason why parents use funded ELC is that they consider it beneficial for their child's learning and development.
Committees
Published:
8 December 2021
Scottish Retail Consortium submission December 2021
Few retailers have been able to access the Flexible Workforce Development Fund due to the restrictions put in place by the Scottish Government.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 March 2023
College regionalisation inquiry - Delivering national economic strategy
Karen Watt, Chief Executive of the SFC agreed that colleges were pivotal to delivering the national strategy, highlighting not only their considerable engagement with employers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through funds such as the Flexible Workforce Development Fund, but also the work that they do to develop entrepreneurial people and new market opportunities.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 September 2025
Stage 1 report on the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill - Part 1 - Functions of the SFC
The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) and the Teaching Bursary in Scotland are examples of NTPs.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2024
Inquiry into a just transition for the North East and Moray - Jobs and skills
Of equal concern are both the Scottish Government's decision to suspend the Flexible Workforce Development Fund which previously allowed SMEs to access up to £5,000 to upskill their staff through local providers and the drop in apprenti...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 April 2025
Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill - Funding for national training programmes
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The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) was available to apprenticeship levy paying employers and SMEs, providing funding to upskill and reskill existing workforce.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2022
Scotland's Supply Chain - Upskilling and re-skilling
He also noted the numbers of older workers and older adults taking part in higher education and highlighted the agility of Scotland’s colleges, saying—
during the pandemic, we have worked to upskill and reskill some 10,000 employees through the flexible workforce development fund. We have developed 125 digital courses on which individuals can be fast tracked. 1Scottish Parliament. (2021, November 10).
News
Published:
22 March 2024
Funding must support Just Transition ambition
"The cut of 24% in the Scottish Government’s employability budget spend and the suspension of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund are of concern to our Committee.
