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Referring to a report published by the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education on behalf of Universities Scotland, Professor Gillespie said that over the next five years, Scotland’s universities are projected to provide close to 1.3 million days’ worth of training and upskilling – the equivalent of half a day for Scotland’s entire workforce. Universities are also projected to contribute to over £400m of local regeneration and developmentfunding and the sector will also provide £1.2 billion of not-for-profit support to businesses and charities.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 October 2022
Since the pandemic, a new model of Scottish Funding Council and NTTF funding for university short courses and micro credentials at SCQF level 7+ has offered additional capacity for the existing workforce to retrain and upskill.
No, I cannot, but we also have a good foundation of learning with regard to what that could look like. The flexibleworkforcedevelopmentfund, for example, enables employers to have a more direct relationship with colleges and to draw down funding that will be quite responsive to their specific requirements, and our national transition training fund enabled colleges to respond very flexibly.
SCAN welcomes the emphasis in Creative Scotland's Future Funding Framework on sustainability and has called for support for Climate Adaptation funds for cultural buildings.
SCAN welcomes the emphasis in Creative Scotland's Future Funding Framework on sustainability and has called for support for Climate Adaptation funds for cultural buildings.
Additionally, the establishment of an infused revenue stream for heritage-based assets can provide the opportunity to fund more local projects and reduce the stress of current grant-based funding.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 October 2024