ACTION 22
"The farming sector will be covered by a new Scottish
wide Labour Market Unit - Future Skills Scotland which is
being established by the Executive to help match skills
with future needs of Scottish businesses."
Progress
Following on from the establishment of Futureskills
Scotland, in conjunction with Lantra, the Sector Skills
Council for the Environmental and Land-based sector,
Futureskills Scotland produced a profile report on the
industry. The report is largely based on the findings of
the Scottish Employers Skills Survey 2002 also produced by
Futureskills Scotland which involved interviews with 8,500
workplaces across Scotland. The sector report details the
number of workplaces in the sector and the number of jobs
split by factors such as gender, areas of work and
full-time/part-time positions. It also covers issues such
as vacancies and skills gaps and shortages which are, in
general, uncommon within the sector. Futureskills Scotland
aims to continue to provide accurate, relevant information
on Scotland's labour market and will continue its work
within the sector.
Links
http://www.futureskillsscotland.org.uk/
- Futureskills Scotland
report:-
http://www.futureskillsscotland.org.uk/uploadedreports/Land-based_and_Environmental.pdf
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