The Scottish Government

Welcome to the Skills for Scotland Update. Skills for Scotland: A Lifelong Skills Strategy, published in September 2007, sets out the Scottish Government's ambitions for skills, in a lifelong learning context, from cradle to grave.

The Strategy set out three major areas in which change was required: a focus on individual development, a response to the needs of the economy and the demand of employers and the creation of cohesive structures.

Significant developments have been made since then to address these challenges. This Strategy Update contains much of this progress. While much has been achieved, we still have challenges to face and this website will be updated as we continue to take forward the skills agenda in these difficult economic times.

• Skills for Scotland: A Lifelong Skills Strategy
• Action for Economic Recovery
• Help Through the Downturn

The Government Economic Strategy supports the delivery of the Governments key purpose which is to create a more successful country by focussing the Government and public services on providing opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable growth.

Over time, Scotland Performs will tell us just how Scotland is doing in our pursuit of our aims. It describes the outcomes we want to achieve and how well Scotland is progressing in key areas: health and wellbeing; justice and communities; the environment; the economy; and education and skills.