Jamie Hepburn MSP
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Minister for Higher Education and Further Education, Youth Employment and Training (Previously: Minister for Employability and Training; Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills; Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health)
Update on Modern Apprenticeships
8th November 2016
Today, Skills Development Scotland published positive statistics showing more than 12,500 Modern Apprentices have started work in Scotland since April. This is great news for both our young people and our economy. Modern Apprentices are an important part of our drive to increase skills in our workforce, bring in new talent, and support vulnerable groups…
Supporting Employability
21st September 2016
Earlier this month I was pleased to announce the Scottish Government’s plans for employability support programmes in 2017, as the powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Our first year will be a transitional year and we are working on our permanent programmes and will make our plans known in due course. Our programmes will…
World skills day
15th July 2016
To mark UN world skills day, Minister for Employability and Training Jamie Hepburn outlines the Scottish Government’s commitment to make Scotland the best place in Europe for Youth Employment: Today is the first ever international world skills day – which has the aim to reduce unemployment and underemployment amongst young people across the world. This is an ambition that…