Our vision is for a smarter Scotland with a globally competitive economy based on high value jobs, with progressive and innovative business leadership:
- Where people can work in teams, are creative and enterprising and hungry to continually learn new skills. They expect to realise their aspirations and are equipped to achieve their potential in a constantly changing world. People are motivated to contribute to Scotland's future and are confident that they can do so.
- Where people are entrepreneurial and innovative; small businesses are encouraged to grow and there is strong, coherent support for businesses of all sizes. Migrant workers and overseas students play a valuable role in an expanded workforce and economy.
- Where employers improve productivity by investing in their own staff and are able to access a skilled workforce that is increasingly literate and numerate with good ICT and problem solving skills.
- Where learning and training providers work as one system and thanks to wider use of technology and e-learning, barriers of geography and rurality have been reduced.
To achieve this, we need to focus on the following: