Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 10 March 2011
10 Mar 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Scottish Executive Question Time
College Students (Work Placements)
Education and Lifelong Learning
Colleges have a very clear understanding of the value of work placements. Only two months ago, I was delighted to launch the education into enterprise programme at Adam Smith College; I believe that Tricia Marwick was there. That is a £1.1 million initiative involving a consortium of colleges and the University of Abertay, which aims to introduce accredited work placement opportunities into many existing courses. It is being supported by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils.
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Tricia Marwick (Central Fife) (SNP)
SNP
5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to colleges to provide work placement opportunities for students. (S3O-13274)
The Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning (Angela Constance)
SNP
Colleges have a very clear understanding of the value of work placements. Only two months ago, I was delighted to launch the education into enterprise progra...
Tricia Marwick
SNP
The minister has alluded to the fact that we had a wonderful day at the education into enterprise project at the Levenmouth campus of Adam Smith College earl...
Angela Constance
SNP
I did indeed, along with Tricia Marwick, have the opportunity and the privilege of speaking to many of the young people and students who are benefiting from ...
Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab)
Lab
What assessment has the Government made of the impact of the withdrawal of funding for school-college partnerships, particularly on the most vulnerable stude...
Angela Constance
SNP
Marilyn Livingstone is right to speak favourably of the school-college partnerships. The Government has asked colleges to focus provision in that area on the...