There are 151,137 results relating to "flexible workforce development fund"
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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...
Committee reports
Date published:
7 October 2024
Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry
The strategy included a commitment to develop a Remote and Rural workforce recruitment strategy by the end of 2024.
Committee reports
Date published:
21 March 2023
College regionalisation inquiry
Colleges Scotland has called for more Flexible Workforce Development Fund investment for the college sector.
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.
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:
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 - 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.
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
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.
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.
