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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.
Formerly part of the Scottish University for Industry, it is now part of Skills Development Scotland. Adults who respond to the media promotion are put in touch with a local learning provider where they are invited to participate in a program of personal, dedicated learning activities at a local centre.
Public bodies of the Scottish Government (Scottish Gaelic: Buidhnean Poblach Riaghaltas na h-Alba) are organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government.They form a tightly meshed network of executive and advisory non-departmental public bodies ("quangoes"); tribunals; and nationalised industries.
TECs managed various schemes including Youth Training (formerly known as the Youth Training Scheme) and the early modern apprenticeship. They also promoted training and business enterprise with local organisations. [3] TECs operated as private limited companies and reported on their progress to their regional government office. [4]
The SQA's functions and responsibilities are laid out in the Education (Scotland) Act 1996 as amended by the Scottish Qualifications Authority Act 2002.Until their merger, the two major Scottish examination authorities were the Scottish Examination Board (SEB) and the Scottish Vocational Education Council (SCOTVEC).
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Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities, commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services, including education, social care, waste management, libraries and planning. [1]