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A Scottish Vocational Qualification, or SVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in Scotland. SVQs are available to people of all ages. SVQs are developed by Sector Skills Councils, in partnership with industry and awarding bodies.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) (Scottish Gaelic: Leasachadh Sgilean na h-Alba) is the national skills agency of Scotland. It is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government .
The position of Minister for Youth Employment was a junior ministerial post created on 7 December 2011 following the recommendations of the Smith Group. [1] [2] The Minister reported primarily to the First Minister but was also accountable to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth.
Sector skills councils (SSCs) are employer-led organisations that cover specific industries in the United Kingdom.They were introduced by Adult Skills Minister, Rt Hon John Healey MP in 2002, [1] while the architect of the policy was Tom Bewick, an education and skills adviser to the Labour Government, 1997-2002.
The Employment and Training Act 1973 (Chapter 50) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which makes arrangements for unemployed people to obtain employment by training and other support. It establishes the Manpower Services Commission , the Employment Service Agency and the Training Services Agency.
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The Junior Ministerial post of Minister for Youth Employment was created on 7 December 2011 following the recommendations of the Smith Group. [3] From April 2014, this was promoted to a Cabinet Secretary position, as Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women's Employment .
This is a list of current further education and higher education colleges in Scotland. Most colleges provide both levels of qualification. Further education colleges offer courses for people over the age of sixteen, involving school-level qualifications such as Higher Grade exams, as well as work-based learning.