Around the UK - Scotland

In Scotland, we are committed to working in partnership with employers and Scottish key stakeholders to address the IT, Telecoms and Contact Centres skills issues that will have the most significant impact on the success of the Scottish economy.

This page can be accessed directly at
www.e-skills.com/scotland

Scottish Employers Forum

The forum is e-skills UK mechanism for interfacing employers with government in Scotland. Its purpose is to:

• unite employers, educators and government on a common employer-led skills agenda for action in Scotland
• influence Government funding agencies on skills related issues
• represent the educational needs and skills development needs of employers.

The forum currently comprises company representatives from IT, telecoms, and those that have a specific interest in IT user skills and can represent the breadth of interest in other sector - they are BT, eCom Scotland, Fife Council, Graduates for Growth, IBM, IndigoVision, Litscreens, Logica, Microsoft, Napier University, Oracle, NetResources, Scottish Enterprise, Sopra Newell and Budge, Student Loans Company, and The Scottish Government.

Background information

Our action in Scotland is guided by the SSA for IT Action Plan for Scotland which was created and published in Sep 05 to unite employers, educators and government on a common agenda for change. The plan is based on the findings of a major research report carried out with Gartner, IT Insights: Skills Gap Analysis - Scotland.

NB: We have just carried out some extensive research to provide an update to the 2004 research. To donwload the 'Technology Counts Scotland' report, please go to the IT and Telecoms Insights 2008 section.

The e-skills UK team in Scotland:

Michael Kowbel - michael.kowbel@e-skills.com  
Tel: 01620 861079 - Mobile: 0789 986 1931

Chris Morrow - chris.morrow@e-skills.com  
Tel: 01389 876642 - Mobile: 07768 690270

Last modified: 03 Sep 2008