Skills Development Scotland

Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce

• Isobel Millar• Area Manager West Region• 25th March 2010

Skills Development Scotland

Launched April 2008

4 merged organisations

Skills Elements

Skills Elements

Benefits of national scale and local delivery

Our Resources

1,300 staff

56 Careers Scotland Public Access Centres across Scotland

500+ Learndirect Scotland Branded Learning Centres

Career guidance and employability products, services

Telephone contact centre-

Web channel – gateway to definitive source of learning

Skills programmes

National Learning Opportunities Database (NLOD)

Individual Learning Accounts (ILA Scotland)

Source: Operating Plan 2008/09

What can SDS do to Assist Employers?

ScotAction – Adopt an Apprentice

National Training Programmes-GRFW and TFW

Individual Learning Accounts

PACE support

Careers Fairs …….

Adopt an apprentice

£2,000 offered to companies who will recruit redundant MA participants to help complete their training plan. All ages and sectors supported.

Closing date May 2010

Contact David Bannerman 0141 849 5726

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Modern Apprenticeships

SVQ Level III

SVQ Level II

Direct Contract

Link to an Approved Training Provider

Individual Learning Accounts

Help individuals to realise their full potential

Help employers be more successful through skills development of workforce

ILA 200 or 500

Get Ready for Work

Aimed at young people

Delivered by an approved training provider

An employer placement is an integral part of the programme

Training for Work

Aimed at unemployed adults

Available for workers about to be made redundant

Short focussed training intended to prepare individuals to take up work

PACE – Redundancy Support

Support workers under threat of redundancy

Help individuals to get back to work

Help employers to investigate alternative business support

Work with employers to support redundant workers

Contact information

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.ukWebsite

info@skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk email

Contact Centre

0808 100 1855-PACE

0845 850 2502-Careers Information

0808 100 1090-ILAs

Work with Job Centre Plus

Integrated Employment and Skills (IES)

PACE-(Partnership Action for Continuing Employment)

Pre-employment training

Airport Recruitment Centre