Skills Development Scotland
Encyclopedia
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland's
skills public body which operates across Scotland as a whole.
The former organisations or services that now make up SDS are:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
skills public body which operates across Scotland as a whole.
History
Created on 1 April 2008, SDS is a merger of former organisations and services which delivered skills related services across Scotland.The former organisations or services that now make up SDS are:
- Careers Scotland
- Elements of Scottish EnterpriseScottish EnterpriseScottish Enterprise is a sponsored non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation and investment in business...
's skills function - Elements of Highlands & Islands Enterprise's skills function
- Scottish University for Industry (learndirect Scotland, learndirect Scotland for business, ILA Scotland and the Big Plus)
- Training for Work
- Skillseekers
- Modern Apprenticeships