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ScotAction is the Scottish Government's skills support package for leading Scotland out of recession and on to economic growth.
ScotAction is an integrated package combining new and improved measures to help individuals and businesses through the recession and will provide skills assistance - including wage subsidies in some circumstances - for training for work, training in work and training from work to work to help Scottish people and businesses survive the downturn and thrive when the economy starts to recover.
The initiatives can be broken down into the following three categories: Recruitment; Training and Redundancy.
Recruitment:
Adopt an Apprentice - this scheme will help deliver on the Scottish Government's guarantee to apprentices to find them alternative employment so that they can complete their Modern Apprenticeship. The scheme gives employers a £2,000 lump sum payment to help with wage costs of taking on a redundant apprentice for at least 12 months.
For more information this initiative, please call 0808 100 1855.
Training:
Business Improvement Techniques - This involves 50 individuals employed in companies in Scotland being supported through a level 2 qualification in Business Improvement Techniques. This initiative is available to engineering (digital installation) companies.
Digital Aerial Installers - £2,000 offered to companies to upskill staff to become Registered Digital Installers. This funding is available to train 200 employees across Scotland. This initiative is available to companies in the engineering sector.
For more information on either of these initiatives, please call 0808 100 1855.
Redundancy:
Safeguard an Apprentice - This scheme offers employers £75 per week wage subsidies to retain their current MA apprentices where the company is experiencing difficulties as a result of the economic downturn. Open to companies in the manufacturing, engineering and construction sectors.
PACE - Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) is a national strategic framework that facilitates a consistent partnership approach for responding to redundancy. PACE ensures local and national public sector agencies respond to potential and proposed redundancies as quickly, effectively and consistently as possible. PACE can help businesses by:
- Identifying alternatives to redundancy;
- Maintaining and improving industrial relations;
- Accessing local support services;
- Securing positive media coverage;
- Supporting employees with tailored programmes to help them access jobs and training.
For more information on either of these initiatives, please call 0808 100 1855.