Skills Development Scotland
- Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland [SDS] is Scotland's skills public body which operates across Scotland as a whole.
History
Created on April 1 2008, it 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 Enterprise'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
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Skills Development Scotland has a presence in most major towns across Scotland and in the near future it will share a headquarters at the Altantic Quay building in Glasgow which is also the headquarters of Scottish Enterprise.
External Links
* [http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk Skills Development Scotland]
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