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Committee reports
Date published:
21 March 2023
College regionalisation inquiry - Re-training
The Committee heard evidence about two discrete funding pots that colleges can use to deliver responsive training, the National Training Transition Fund and the Flexible Workforce Development Fund.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 November 2023
Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment - Increasing funding for Individual Training Accounts to meet demand
ITAs were found to be useful in a recent evaluation with half of those surveyed saying they helped them find a job and over half of those unemployed finding work after accessing training funded by an ITA. Colleges Scotland noted that ITAs are a vital tool for colleges to offer flexible learning for people in low-paid jobs.iSocial Justice and Social Security Committee, Official Report, 15 June 2023, Col 13
One of the commitments in BSBF, following the evaluation of ITA and the Flexible Workforce Development fund (FWDF) programmes, was to set out plans to improve the Scottish Government’s adult upskilling and reskilling offer and how it supports parents experiencing poverty.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 November 2023
Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment - Annexe E - Education policies and strategies relevant to child poverty
The scheme is currently closed due to high demand.
The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF)
The Fund allows employers to apply for up to £15,000 to help retrain and upskill their workforce to address skill gaps and productivity.
Last updated:
24 February 2023
Flexible workforce development fund and individual training account scheme evaluation reports
Flexible Workforce Development Fund Evaluation The Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) provide employers across Scotland with flexible workforce development training opportunities tailored to their needs to support inclusive economic growth through upskilling/reskilling of employees.
Committees
Published:
15 December 2021
Scottish Funding Council submission December 2021
Of the 18 subject areas taught, courses in Special programmes, Computing and ICT and Business, Management and administration were the most popular, accounting for 48.1% of all enrolments.
Flexible Workforce Development Fund
SFC is now in its fifth year of delivering the Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) through Scotland’s colleges.
Committees
Published:
29 October 2021
Scotland's colleges 2020: Additional information from the Scottish Government
Colleges are also the main provider of upskilling through our Flexible Workforce Development Fund.
Alongside this we continue to work with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and the SFC to strengt...
Committees
Published:
17 September 2021
Scottish Government submission of 17 September 2021
This includes funding the Scottish Rural Medicine Collaborative (SRMC) to develop ways to improve the recruitment and retention of doctors and multi-disciplinary healthcare staff working in remote, rural and island areas.
Last updated:
22 December 2023
Flexible Workforce Development Fund 21 December 2023
Flexible Workforce Development Fund 21 December 2023.
Committee reports
Date published:
7 October 2024
Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry - Education and Training
The Committee calls on the Scottish Government and NES, in responding to this report, to set out they are doing to improve the availability, suitability and flexibility of local training and development opportunities in remote and rural areas as a key component of their overall strategy for nurturing Scotland's remote and rural healthcare workforce.
Last updated:
21 December 2023
Flexible Workforce Development Fund in academic year 23 to 24
Flexible Workforce Development Fund in academic year 23 to 24.
