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Apprenticeships in hospitality
The Scottish Government is to double the number of Modern Apprenticeships in the hospitality sector by opening the apprenticeship to all ages of applicants.
This follows an announcement earlier this year to make all-age support available for the Professional Cookery Framework and provides increased skills support for the Tourism and Hospitality Sector across Scotland.
The decision to open this Modern Apprenticeship scheme to adults is part of ScotAction - the Scottish Government's skills support package to help support Scotland's economy out of recession and back to economic growth.
The number of apprenticeship opportunities in the hospitality sector will be increased by at least 300, as people of all ages can now apply for this apprenticeship, with a further 200 individuals engaging in Professional Cookery training.
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop said:
"This Government is committed to doing everything that we can to help people in this current economic climate and ScotAction is the Scottish Government's skills support package for providing real financial support to businesses and individuals through the recession.
"Apprentices are vital for Scotland's for recovery. That is why the Scottish Government announced a huge increase in funding of £16 million for 7,800 new apprenticeships this year.
"At the Modern Apprenticeship Summit in May I was asked to review age restrictions. Now six weeks later, I can announce the availability of support for adult hospitality apprenticeships for this year. We are committed to addressing the needs of our key sectors to ensure that we are supporting development and growth.
"This action demonstrates that when the Scottish Government is asked to look at a specific area of policy, where we have the powers, we can deliver for the people of Scotland - and deliver quickly.
"Over the next few weeks I will be announcing further support through ScotAction to help employers recruit and retain apprentices. The action we take now will ensure that our workforce for the future are skilled so that they can contribute to Scotland's future economic success and help it recover from the current downturn."
