General Guides
Future Jobs and Skills in Glasgow (2005-2010) (PDF, 731kb) - The Construction Skills Action Plan (PDF, 103kb)
- Construction Skills Action Plan - Training leaflet (PDF, 320 kb)
- Construction Skills Action Plan - list of supported courses (PDF, 62kb)
- Call and Contact Centre Training Initiative (PDF, 417kb)
Get Ready for Work
Get Ready for Work provides training and support for 16-18 year-olds who are unable to get into mainstream training, learning or job opportunities.
- Get Ready for Work - A guide for young people (PDF, 777k)
- Get Ready for Work - A guide for employers (PDF, 556k)
Guidance for current/potential training providers
External training providers deliver four national training programmes on behalf of The Skills Development Scotland and its partners. There are individual programme rules for each, as well as a set of general rules, which together form part of the legal contract to deliver.
To access these documents and find out more about how to contract with The Skills Development Scotland, please view the Training Providers information.
Modern Apprenticeships
- An Introduction to Modern Apprenticeships (PDF, 2.3Mb)
- Who Does What? (PDF, 574kb)
- Modern Apprenticeships Frameworks (PDF, 53kb)
- Modern Apprenticeships Case Studies (PDF, 867kb)
To help staff and partners promote Modern Apprenticeships to employers, we have produced an Employers Toolkit. Elements can be downloaded from this site:
- Toolkit guide (PDF, 451kb)
- Powerpoint presentations:
Version one (Powerpoint, 322kb); and - Version two (Powerpoint, 433kb)
- Slide sheets - to explain the presentation (PDF, 925kb)
- Showcards (PDF, 157kb)
Skillseekers
Skillseekers is a government-run scheme which helps pay for training for young people. It’s open to people who have left school and have a job - or who are looking for work.