There were a few particularly hot topics for learning & skills in March: Digital economy skills. This is the theme of a new five-year Skills Action Plan from Skills Development Scotland, now that digital skills are essential for all industries, not just for the tech sector. Developing the Young Workforce (DYW). A set of three […]
February was a quieter month for learning & skills. Yet there was no shortage of must-read reports and significant announcements, including: Choice, Attainment and Positive Destinations, a report from University of Stirling researchers into the impact of Curriculum for Excellence, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. Authors Prof Mark Priestley and Marina Shapira, describe it as […]
The last two months were prolific for learning & skills, despite including the festive period. Alongside numerous new courses and resources, annual statistics and surveys, and budget, investment and personnel announcements, take a look at: There was also news for podcast fans. A Wee Bit of Everything was launched by the Scottish Association of Teachers […]
Which learning & skills topics appeared on the most covers of Informed Scotland over the past year? Here’s the tenth annual list. =1. Recruitment, vacancies & workforce shortages (NEW) =1. Qualifications, exams, assessment & review (=9 in 2021) =3. Energy transition & net zero skills & jobs (NEW) =3. Skills shortages & gaps – upskilling […]
AJ Enterprises has been busy throughout another challenging but productive year. Angela has continued to work with, for or alongside some fabulous clients, associates and coworkers. It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since I took the plunge and began producing the learning & skills digest Informed Scotland. The 100th issue was published in […]
Two themes featured across the learning & skills landscape in November – the cost of living crisis and wellbeing – with the former undoubtedly affecting the latter. Wellbeing was also a main theme exactly a year ago, although then the driver was the Covid-19 pandemic. This year the impact of the pandemic is only one […]
A year ago, ‘Climate change education’ made the Informed Scotland cover. It was pushed there by actions (such as these by Education Scotland) to coincide with Glasgow hosting COP26. This year, Energy transition & net zero is on the cover while COP27 is taking place. However, this has less to do with COP27 and more […]
Skills gaps and workforce shortages continue to cause concern. And more sectors and organisations are considering how to navigate and mitigate the impact of the cost of living crisis. ‘Poverty’ features in five separate items in this month’s issue, from Education Scotland, College Development Network (CDN), Youth Scotland, Audit Scotland and Scottish Sports Futures. However, […]
The 10th Informed Scotland Organisations & People Special has just been published to coincide with the start of the 2022–23 academic session. This annual snapshot of a busy, dynamic landscape helps our subscribers to quickly locate the key organisations and make sense of where they fit into the bigger picture. They find it a useful […]
The ongoing problem of skills shortages was the focus of much attention in June. Their impact on recruitment, staff workload, business output, profitability and growth, and even the ability to meet net zero targets and manage energy costs, is highlighted in a range of reports, including: The Open University’s annual Business Barometer Scottish Government’s Scottish […]