EUR-Lex Website
3 March 2010
The European Commission’s EUR-Lex website contains information on EU treaties, and legislation, including the Structural Funds Regulations, European Parliamentary questions, and on-line access to the Official Journal.
Read moreScotland’s National Renewables Infrastructure Plan
3 March 2010
Scotland’s National Renewables Infrastructure Plan was published recently and is available for download .
Read moreERDF Operational Programme Changes
4 February 2010
On 22 January 2010 the European Commission (decision C(2010)417 attached) agreed amendments to the LUPS ERDF Operational Programme. Changes were made to eligible areas and activity for ERDF Priorities 1, 3 and 4, and amendments were made to the Programme’s financial tables.
Read moreMinisterial Announcement of 2010 CPP Allocations
11 January 2010
European funding of £16 million will be invested in Community Planning
Partnership (CPP) initiatives in Lowlands and Uplands Scotland to support and prepare people for work.
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Further Information : Labour Market Information
A key source of LMI is Futureskills Scotland which is part of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise.
It aims to :
Analyse the Scottish labour market to inform policy making in Scotland and further afield;
improve the availability, quality and consistency of labour market information and intelligence across Scotland; and
work closely with Careers Scotland to provide the organisation and its clients with labour market information
Futureskills Scotland's website www.futureskillsscotland.org.uk contains the following sections:
- reports on a range of subjects areas, including industry, locality and employment
- research online providing a gateway to the most recent and relevant labour market intelligence
- new publications
- key indicators toolkit providing access to indicators of labour market performance
Scotland's economy contains a diverse mix of industries. Futureskills Scotland produce sectoral reports covering key industries in the Scottish economy. The reports are updated periodically to ensure that the information, dates and analysis meets the needs of users.
The Scottish Sector Profiles for 2007 are available for download from the Futureskills website
