National Training Programmes

Equality Impact Assessment

Report Summary

Skills Development Scotland delivers a range of national training programmes, working with private learning providers and colleges across the country to ensure that everyone in Scotland has the opportunity to develop their career.

  • Modern Apprenticeships give people in employment the opportunity to work towards an industry recognised accreditation.
  • Get Ready for Work arranges skills training and work placements for people aged 16 to 19 who are finding it difficult to access training, learning and employment.
  • Training for Work provides vocational training support to people aged 18 or over who have been continuously unemployed for at least 13 weeks and are actively looking for work.
  • Skillseekers, the vocational training programme for young people aged 16 to 19 has now been phased out. This ran until March 2011. Although there are no new starts, there is a small number of individuals still to achieve their qualification.