Skills Development Scotland

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Skills Development Scotland [SDS] is Scotland's skills public body which operates across Scotland as a whole.

[edit] History

Created on April 1 2008, it is a merger of former organisations and services which delivered skills related services across Scotland.

The former organisations or services that now make up SDS are:

Careers Scotland
Elements of Scottish Enterprise's skills function
Elements of Highlands & Islands Enterprise's skills function
Scottish University for Industry (LearnDirect Scotland, LearnDirect Scotland for Business, ILA Scotland and the Big Plus)
Training for Work
Skillseekers
Modern Apprenticeships

[edit] Structure

Skills Development Scotland has a presence in most major towns across Scotland and in the near future it will share a headquarters at the Altantic Quay building in Glasgow which is also the headquarters of Scottish Enterprise.