Post-school Education and Skills Funding Body Landscape

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament am 2:58 pm ar 6 Chwefror 2025.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Willie Rennie Willie Rennie Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol 2:58, 6 Chwefror 2025

I support the bill. The single source of funding and the careers reforms are welcome, but there is clearly a nervousness, including from the chambers of commerce, about the employer voice. There is clearly nervousness about moving the funding from an employer-based body—SDS—to an education-based body—the Funding Council. In particular, as we heard yesterday in the Education, Children and Young People Committee, there is concern that the funding model for further education is not necessarily flexible enough to meet the needs of employers. I invite the minister to have a meeting with me and the chambers of commerce to see whether we can find a solution to that nervousness.