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ScotGov: 650 new training places for employers working to support a low carbon economy have been announced. The new places (to be delivered through Skills Development Scotland) are being funded with the support of the European Social Fund to enable employers to upskill & reskill employees in low carbon technologies as part of the Scottish Government's drive to maximise the economic benefits of greener business.
The fund will be open to all private sector, voluntary & community-not-for-profit organisations, employing less than 250 staff, whose current or intended business activity is in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and/or carbon reduction. The initial focus will be on skill needs within the built environment, including microgeneration and energy efficiency.
OS: Vanessa Lawrence CB, Director General and Chief Executive of Ordnance Survey, Great Britain’s national mapping agency, visited St Marks CE Primary School, Southampton on 19 October to see how the organisation can help young people develop their real-world skills & aspirations.
Ordnance Survey was taking part in the first national Visit our Schools and Colleges campaign, where schools are inviting business leaders to visit & discuss how they can be more actively involved in the education, employability & motivation of young people aged 5–19. The campaign has a practical focus on things such as; mentoring, careers advice, work experience and becoming a school governor.
So far 650 schools & colleges, of all types, are taking part and 650 employers of all sizes & sectors. Of the hundreds of employers there are 90 chief executives and chairmen from many of the UK’s leading and FTSE 100 companies.
