Government to set out targets for apprenticeships

THE SCOTTISH Government are due to set out their apprenticeships target for 2018/19.

Ministers are working towards delivering 30,000 new modern apprenticeship opportunities each year by 2020.

A target of 27,000 was set for 2017/18, after the previous year’s goal of 26,000 places was exceeded.

Employability Minister Jamie Hepburn will set out the 2018/19 headline figure during a Holyrood debate on developing a young workforce, and will also unveil details of changes to the rural supplement – introduced in 2017/18 to ensure employers and apprentices in rural areas are not disadvantaged. Euro ................................................... 1.104 Australian Dollar ........................... 1.676 Bulgarian Lev ............................... 2.059 Canadian Dollar ............................ 1.630 Croatian Kuna ............................... 7.943 Czech Koruna ............................... 27.129 Egyptian Pound .......................... 20.747 New Zealand Dollar ...................... 1.814 Polish Zloty .................................... 4.401 South African Rand ................... 16.083 Swiss Franc .................................... 1.287 Thai Baht ..................................... 41.006 Turkish Lira .................................... 4.792 UAE Dirham .................................... 4.774 US Dollar ......................................... 1.320