Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is available to ensure that businesses can offer apprenticeships to fulfil future demand for maritime roles, including (a) skilled offshore wind, (b) workboat, (c) aquaculture and (d) marine construction roles.
Skills Development Scotland has operational responsibility for the funding of Modern Apprenticeship (MA) training on behalf of Scottish Government. There are apprenticeships available across these sectors, such as Maritime Occupations, Boat Building and Repair, Engineering Construction and Aquaculture, with funding towards the cost of training from SDS.