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Employers

Skills Development Scotland can help you to get the best out of your people. Our employer services range from funding for employee training and training plan development to PACE redundancy support.

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Learning Providers

Work with Skills Development Scotland to reach new learners. Register your courses on the most comprehensive learning opportunities database in Scotland or help us to deliver national training programmes for the benefit of individuals across Scotland.

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Individuals

Whatever you want to do, do it well. Skills Development Scotland offers careers advice, on-the-job training and funding for learning at every stage of your career.

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Modern Apprenticeships give people in employment the opportunity to work towards an industry recognised accreditation. Information about apprenticeships for individuals, employers and learning providers.

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Skills Development Scotland is a non-departmental public body which brought together the careers, skills, training and funding services of Careers Scotland, Scottish University for Industry (learndirect scotland) and the skills functions of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise.

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