Skills Development Scotland

• Graeme Schmidt

• Employer Engagement Adviser

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

other Frameworks

Accounting

Construction

Oil and Gas

Engineering

Sea Fishing

Business & Admin

Management

Financial Services

Glass Industry

Life Sciences

Computers & IT

Types of Modern ApprenticeshipsModern 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

EnergySport & Leisure

Customer Services &

Retail

Creative Industries

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

on the skills support available from

public sector organisations in Scotland,

enabling them to quickly access the

services they need

Flexible Training Opportunities

• The fund will provide match funding for non mandatory / non legislative training

up to a value of £3000. The fund is broken down as follows:

• Maximum level of payment for single company of £3000

• Match funded at 50%

• Maximum amount payable for one training opportunity of £1000

• Minimum cost of threshold for training of £200

• Companies must have less than 100 employees

• No limit in number of training opportunities claimed until limit reached

• Claim must be submitted within 4 weeks of approved training being completed

• Online Application

www.ourskillsforce.co.uk/funding-for-skills/flexible-training-opportunities/

Low Carbon Skills Fund

• The fund will provide match funding for non mandatory / non legislative

training up to a value of £5000. The fund is broken down as follows:

• Maximum level of payment for single company of £5000

• Up to 60% Contribution for training opportunity

• Maximum amount payable for one training opportunity of £1000

• Minimum cost of threshold for training of £200

• Companies must have less than 100 employees

• Up to 25 employees can be trained at one time

• Claim must be submitted within 4 weeks of approved training being completed

• Online Application

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

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 GrowthA 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

Employer Recruitment Incentive

• Scotland’s Employer Recruitment Incentive continues to deliver the Scottish

Government’s commitment to help unemployed young people who are facing

significant challenges. The aim is to encourage employers to recruit young people

aged 16-29 into sustainable employment, including Modern Apprenticeships.

• Scotland’s Employer Recruitment Incentive is delivered via Scotland’s 32 Local

Authorities

• A payment of up to £3963 is available with an additional £500 also available where

an employer pays the Living Wage. Businesses can access the fund as follows:

• Where a Young Person aged 16-24 enters a Modern Apprenticeship with a small/micro business of less than 50

employees.

• Where a Young Person aged 16-29 with Additional Support Needs* enters employment or a Modern

Apprenticeship with any size of employer (excluding Public Sector).

• Where a Young Person aged 16-24 with Barriers to Employment*, enters employment or a Modern

Apprenticeship with any size of employer (excluding Public Sector).

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

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/

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