Decision details

Developing the Young Workforce – Scotland’s Youth Employment Strategy was published by the Scottish Government in December 2014 and sets out the plans to implement the 39 recommendations as set out by the report Education for All.

A report summarising work and progress across Argyll and Bute Council relating to Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) was considered.

Decision

The Committee agreed to:

1.    note the scope and variety of DYW initiatives and activities across Argyll and Bute;

2.    acknowledge the importance of the Scottish Government’s continued policy commitment to DYW, and associated funding for regional DYW Groups; and

3.    note the contribution of the DYW team and its work towards securing Argyll and Bute a position in the upper quartile of Scottish Local Authorities with regards to the Annual Participation Measure, in which the council was placed 5^th out of 32 local authorities in the period April 2021 to March 2022.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Education dated 8 June 2023, submitted)