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The Cabinet Secretary responded that flexibility is needed given the remaining unknowns around Brexit and any successor of his would also need such flexibility.
We know that 30,000 fewer Scots are getting places in colleges and that some of the more flexiblefunding that was available through the flexibleworkforcedevelopmentfund has been withdrawn.
The report highlighted how workforce planning needs to ensure sufficient teaching staff and how teacher demographics provide the backdrop for further development.
How flexible will the scheme be, given that organisations such as the Arran Development Trust have highlighted issues with accessing the affordable housing supply programme and the rural and islands housing fund?
We protect the public by registering the social work, social care and children and young people workforce, setting standards for their practice, conduct, training and education and by supporting their professional development.
The Scottish Government welcomes the Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland report and will consider and discuss the findings with its partners to inform and develop future social work workforce policy.