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6. Implementation
In order to implement this strategy effectively, a co-ordinating group will be formed and the secretariat provided by Education UK Scotland (EdUKS). Given that the Education UK Scotland committee is already established and contains many of the key stakeholders, it has been agreed that the membership of this group will be extended to include business and other wider interests, and its remit altered to focus on the aims of this Strategy. The co-ordinating group will ultimately report to the Scottish Executive, which will be closely involved in defining and managing the working group's activities. The revised terms of reference for the group and its reporting arrangements will be reviewed and agreed by Scottish Ministers.
The group will have a remit to encourage collaboration between its members in areas which will add value to existing work. There will also be value in identifying linkages between current areas of work and any gaps which could be filled. However, within this it is important to recognise the enterprise and diversity that already exist within the Scottish sectors, and that this should also be encouraged to develop where appropriate.
The first task of the co-ordinating group will be to put forward an action plan with specific targets and activities against each of the aims identified within this strategy document, alongside relevant performance measures. The action plan will also define which stakeholders have a role in implementing the agreed action points to ensure better co-ordination of effort. In order to do this effectively, it may also be necessary for the co-ordinating group to commission research to establish clear baselines against which sensible and achievable targets and activities can then be set out.
A list of actions for further consideration, generated in discussion with stakeholders, is attached at Annex A. These should be reviewed by the co-ordinating group and may be altered and added to as appropriate. We anticipate that the first meeting of the co-ordinating group will take place in the spring of 2007 to define terms of reference and agree a sensible work schedule.
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