Skills and Learning

What was the Project?

The Skills and Learning Programme brought partners together to understand the skills, challenges and opportunities across Shetland’s key sectors.

There was a particular focus on addressing:

  • Recruitment challenges
  • Skills gaps
  • Demographic changes

 

This Programme was part of the Place priority and addressed the following aims from Shetland’s Partnership Plan: 

“People will be accessing employment, education, training and services in innovative ways designed to minimise the barriers to involvement for all.” 

“All areas of Shetland will be benefiting from a more resilient low carbon economy, underpinned by a culture of innovation, inclusion and skills development.”

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Improvement brought about by this work will see:

  • A reduction in employers reporting recruitment difficulties and/or skills gaps
  • An increase in enrolments in local Further Education, Higher Education and training provision