Apr. 30 2024
Source Page: Prison Employment Initiatives Policy FrameworkFound: staff responsible for reducing reoffending and employment outc omes, including Governors , Employment, Skills
Special Report Apr. 30 2024
Committee: Environmental Audit CommitteeFound: around 16,000 free or subsidised training opportunities in England through the Home Decarbonisation Skills
Mentions:
1: Lisa Cameron (Con - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) services, so there is a lot in there about the law, but also about what perhaps is termed the soft skills—how - Speech Link
2: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) Kate Pike: We really welcome the addition of a fixed penalty notice to our enforcement toolkit, but we - Speech Link
Asked by: Burgess, Ariane (Scottish Green Party - Highlands and Islands)
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action has been taken since the publication of the Future Planners Project Report, which highlights the need for an additional 700 new planners over the next 10 to 15 years.
Answered by FitzPatrick, Joe - Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning
The Scottish Government has been working with Heads of Planning Scotland (HOPS), the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and other partners to progress the short, medium and longer term recommendations of the Future Planners Project Report since its publication in July 2022, to increase the number of new entrants into planning authorities and other parts of the planning sector. The recommendations cover diverse areas of action including support for funded postgraduate opportunities; extending opportunities for students to gain relevant work experience; supporting universities to maintain the viability of RTPI-accredited planning courses and increasing the number of home students where possible; as well as exploring possibilities to retain more international students in the workforce.
In 2023 HOPS launched a campaign toolkit for use by local authorities, employability services, government departments and other planning associated organisations to give young people an insight into planning as a career option. The pack contains links to promotional videos, social media graphics and a downloadable leaflet for use at careers fairs.
The Scottish Government has also provided funding for ten RTPI bursaries for students undertaking post graduate planning degrees in Scottish planning schools in 2023/24. We intend to continue support for bursaries and will confirm arrangements as soon as possible.
RTPI and the Scottish Government have been promoting the case for a planning or practice-based planning degree and will continue to support delivery of such routes into the profession. I wrote to planning schools in October 2023 to encourage their continued support for higher education in this discipline. I will shortly be meeting colleagues from across the planning sector, including industry, at the University of Glasgow, to discuss potential practical initiatives to support planning education and routes into a career in planning.
Work to develop a planning skills strategy is underway, drawing on experience from the approach taken to developing a strategy for building standards. The new National Planning Improvement Framework will gather data on workforce and skills requirements which will help inform the strategy for Scotland as a whole.
Our Investing in Planning consultation provides a more detailed update on the Future Planners report recommendations and action in relation to skills, recruitment and retention within the planning sector. The consultation seeks views on prioritisation of actions already identified and any other measures with the potential to make a significant impact. The consultation is open until 31 May 2024.
Apr. 29 2024
Source Page: Rwanda: country policy and information notesFound: forms of deviant behaviors b y instilling positive behaviors, educating and providing professional skills
Correspondence Apr. 29 2024
Inquiry: Registers of ScotlandFound: We have 200 people managers at RoS and have been embedding our new People Manager Responsibilities toolkit
Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024
Inquiry: Disability employmentFound: workplace, and is tailored to the individual needs of the young person so they are equipped with the skills
Correspondence Apr. 26 2024
Committee: Liaison Committee (Lords)Found: the National Design Guide can be translated into design standards and used by local councils as a toolkit
Found: reduces their willingness to share it.174–176 In 2023 , Ofcom reported that improved media literacy skills
Apr. 26 2024
Source Page: I. Supporting families: a foundation for family help. Annual report of the Supporting Families programme 2023-2024. Incl. annex. 25p. II. Local Data Accelerator Fund: process evaluation. Incl. appendices. 97p.Found: Academic partners were in the process of completing their DSP toolkit accreditation, to then progress