Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 23 March 2016
23 Mar 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Over-25s (Training)
Fair Work, Skills and Training
To ask the Scottish Government what training opportunities it offers people over the age of 25. (S4O-05690)
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Motions, questions or amendments mentioned by their reference code.
- S4O-05690 Question
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5. Cameron Buchanan (Lothian) (Con)
Con
To ask the Scottish Government what training opportunities it offers people over the age of 25. (S4O-05690)
The Minister for Youth and Women’s Employment (Annabelle Ewing)
SNP
We view Scotland’s people as our greatest asset. The Government therefore recognises that responding to the skills and training needs of individuals enables ...
Cameron Buchanan
Con
The minister will be aware that the cutting of 152,000 college places by the Scottish Government has disproportionately affected older learners. Audit Scotla...
Annabelle Ewing
SNP
On colleges, we have exceeded our undertaking to maintain full-time-equivalent places, and there are more than 119,000 FTE places. We make no bones about foc...