Leading Skills Organisation Publishes Annual Review

Leading skills organisation, the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland (Alliance Scotland), has published its 2010/11 Annual Review.

Established in 2008 the Alliance acts as the collective voice of 21 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) and their employers on skills issues, ensuring that their voice is heard at the highest levels.

Individual SSCs cover sectors ranging from banking to butchery and engineering to healthcare, fish farming to mining, and are uniquely placed to advocate for an employer-led skills system across the public, private and voluntary sectors.

During the third year of operating across Scotland’s skills system, Alliance Scotland has continued to raise the voice of employers on skills issues, ensuring that employers have a workforce equipped with the right skills, at the right time, in the right place and in the right numbers.

Against a challenging economic background the past year witnessed a marked increase in engagement and collaboration with key skills partners, employer bodies, other key stakeholders, the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament, ensuring a skilled workforce is in place both now and in the future to deliver economic growth.

Alliance highlights of 2010/11 included working with the Scottish Government and skills bodies to ensure SSC research is used to inform the skills requirements for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, as well as ensuring a lasting legacy for Scotland after the Games are finished.

In addition to this, a Skills Manifesto was produced in the run-up to the Scottish Parliamentary elections, and key measures outlined in this were adopted by all the main political parties.

Commenting on the launch of the Annual Review, Jacqui Hepburn, director of the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland, said: "We are delighted to be launching our Annual Review which, despite the economic challenges, outlines the considerable achievements of the past year.

"Now more than ever is a critical time for Scotland, and we must continue to work hard to ensure employers and individuals have access to the training and up-skilling opportunities that will ensure there are the necessary skills available to contribute to the economic growth and prosperity of Scotland."

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