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Skills Development Scotland

• Presenter:
• Amanda Mason
• Relationship Account

Executive

Content

• Skills Development Scotland
• Employer Engagement Team
• Products & Services
• Benefits to your Business
• Available Funding
• Conclusions / Question

Modern Apprenticeships

• A work-based training opportunity for new or existing staff that is designed around the

needs of your business.

• MA’s provide the chance for an employee to achieve invaluable industry recognised

accreditations whilst gaining work experience in a paid role.

• The MA programme is open to any employee aged 16+
• Over 80 MA frameworks to choose from ranging from Accounting to Vehicle

Maintenance

• Skills Development Scotland manage the funding to contribute towards the training

element of the MA so that the employer does not have to bear the full cost.

• The priorities for SDS funding decisions are in line with Scottish Government policy

imperatives, and at the time of publication are as follows:

• Maximising jobs with training opportunities for young people by

providing a contribution to meeting employer demand for 16-24 year olds

• Maximising opportunities for the wider availability of higher

level Modern Apprenticeships

• For 25+ supporting the Scottish Government’s key sectors and
• ther Frameworks

Accounting Construction Oil and Gas Engineering Sea Fishing Business & Admin Management Financial Services Glass Industry Life Sciences Computers & IT

Types of Modern Apprenticeships

Modern Apprenticeships apply across many industry sectors and cover a range of skills.

Just a few of the sectors covered !

Tourism Life Sciences Manufacturing & Engineering Health and Caring Food and Drink Animals, Land and Environment Energy Sport & Leisure Customer Services & Retail Creative Industries

Benefits to your business

The Modern Apprenticeship scheme helps Scotland’s employers build a skilled and talented workforce.

Foundation Apprenticeships

Our Skillsforce - The skills web service for Scotland’s employers

• Our Skillsforce is a web service

developed by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and partners to support Scotland’s employers

• It provides employers with information
• n the skills support available from

public sector organisations in Scotland, enabling them to quickly access the services they need

Adopt an Apprentice

• Adopt an Apprentice, and not only will your business benefit from a skilled trainee, but

you will also receive a financial incentive.

• The financial incentive will help cover wage and recruitment costs of taking on a Modern

Apprentice who has been made redundant from another employer.

• For businesses in the oil and gas industry, the financial incentive is £5,000. For

businesses in all other industries the incentive is £2,000. www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/funding-for-skills/adopt-an-apprentice/

Low Carbon Skills Fund

• Currently under review
• Scottish businesses with 250 employees or less can apply for

contributions towards employee training costs.

• SDS will refund up to 50% of each episode of employee training that can

be used to up skill existing or new employees. Typical Eligible Training includes:

• Renewable energy, low carbon technologies and microgeneration
• Energy efficiency, environmental and clean technologies
• Waste management and re-use
• Reducing carbon in supply and energy management

www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/funding-for-skills/low-carbon-skills-fund/

Employer Recruitment Incentive

• A range of financial support available to Scottish Businesses who want to recruit

new people, including undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship

• It offers employers up to £4,000 when their company commits to a new job or new

MA

• additional tailored support from an expert organisation to help the young person

sustain this employment.

• Partnership with Local Authorities.

www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/funding-for-skills/employer-recruitment-incentive/

Certificate of Work Readiness

• Designed in response to employers requests for work ready young people
• Work experience and employer assessment
• Certificate signed off by employer to show that a young person has reached an

employer defined standard

• Cost effective for business ‘190 hour interview’
• Gives the young person an opportunity to gain invaluable experience and a

qualification that will lead them towards employment

Skills for Growth

A fully funded programme in partnership with Investors in People Scotland targeted at businesses with ambitions for growth and who have between 5 and 250 employees. Aims to help the business:

• Clearly identify their key business objectives
• Match those objectives to the people and skills needs within their company
• Provide them with an outline people and training action plan that is aligned to their

specific business objectives

• Make best use of their skills through effective leadership and management in terms of

business and skills development

• Identify appropriate training courses and maximise any public sector support that is

available to them

Ambition

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