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The total number of apprenticeship starts in 2019-20 was 29,035 against a target of 29,000. Pre Covid-19 and in keeping with the Scottish Government’s commitment to grow apprenticeship opportunities the target was increased to 30,000 for 2020-21.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 December 2020
The latest data available are from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and go up to and including the academic year 2018-19 and pre-date the establishment of new funding streams designed to support the green recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 October 2020
You will be aware that the Scottish Government put in place a number of additional protections for renters in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including extending the notice period a landlord has to give before initiating eviction action and to introduce temporary pre-action requirements. We are also closely monitoring the impact of these measures to help...
Offers of employment are being made across all Scottish Health and Social Care Partnerships with nearly 700 applicants ready to be deployed and more than 3,600 NHS returners in the process of completing their pre-employment checks. Please note that these are all paid positions.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will issue urgent guidance to all employers that staff with pre-existing health conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, should not be required to be at work because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 August 2019
The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publications are pre-announced, and the up to date list of future publications can be found at: https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ForthcomingPubs S5W-24486
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 August 2018
In keeping with the focus on supporting young people to achieve the highest possible level of qualification, there are more Highers entries and passes under the current Senior Phase model than under the pre-Curriculum for Excellence arrangements.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
2 August 2018
We are investing £23 million in an undergraduate medical education package comprising the 50 widening access places, a pre-medical entry programme with 40 places, and 55 places for Scotland’s first Graduate Entry Medical programme.