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We also need to support employers to upskill their existing workforces. We have introduced a pilot flexibleworkforcedevelopmentfund and individual training accounts to help people who are in low-paid work or seeking employment to upskill, and we will continue to transform the approach to bringing young people into the workforce through the developing the young workforce initiative.
A digital-first approach will support the hybrid workforce of the future with a more flexible working style and less reliance on geographical location 4.
The point about managing budgets is a question for COSLA and local government. On flexibility and the local government funding settlement, as I said a few moments ago, in last year’s budget, I was explicit that we were maximising the amount of non-ring fenced funding for loca...
There are enormous opportunities for Modern Apprenticeships, but demand is outstripping supply and there needs to be a review of the current funding rates given the cost of delivery for providers including colleges, and the establishment of greater system flexibility in order to meet learner and employer needs as opp...
As well as having the flexibility of recognising that comedy and grass-roots music venues are culture, there needs to be flexibility within general funding.
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to inform you of my recent announcement of a £8 million package for health and social care workforce wellbeing. The news release is included at the following link: £8 million package for health and social care workforce wellbeing - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
This will help fund a number of immediate recovery actions to help meet practical and emotional needs, alongside more specialised mental health support where this is needed, supplementing the many excellent resources that are already available within organisations.
Nine projects will be funded through the first round of the Scottish Government’s £750,000 Workplace Equality Fund, which is being delivered by the Voluntary Action Fund.
It reported that:
The roll out of funding to Health Boards has been in progress from the start of the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Programme Board in 2019 with initial developmentfunding to two Health Boards in the North of Scotland.