Supporting Employment in Scotland

As an amendment to motion S3M-04187 in the name of John Park (Supporting Employment in Scotland), insert at end “; regrets the flat-lining of budgets for colleges and universities in the spending review period announced in 2007 and the dramatic real-terms cuts in operational funding for Scottish Enterprise and the new agency, Skills Development Scotland; expresses concern at the impact that this will have on the sector’s ability to accommodate increased training demand in the workforce, and fears that this could lead to a slower recovery for Scotland from the recession.”