Question reference: S5W-33745
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33393 by Fiona Hyslop on 2 December 2020, how many people have engaged with the Young Person's Guarantee since it went live.
Answer
The Young Person’s Guarantee covers young people participating in a wide range of existing provision and programmes, from school, further and higher education to apprenticeships, training and employment. Our aim is to ensure all young people are able to access support that will help them into work. We have provided an additional £60 million this year to enhance existing interventions by increasing capacity in local authorities, Skills Development Scotland, colleges and Developing the Young Workforce networks.
We are working with stakeholders in all these areas, as part of the Guarantee’s implementation group, to develop a Measurement and Evaluation plan which will underpin our understanding of how the Guarantee is working for young people. Our commitment to producing a Measurement and Evaluation plan is set out in the activity plan , published on 5 November 2020.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will continue to publish the annual Participation Measure which allows us to identify the participation status of the wider 16-19 year old cohort. We are working with SDS, HM Revenue & Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions to examine ways we can improve data sharing to enhance reporting of the Participation Measure and better understand what activity young people are engaged in.