Learning and skills

The next in a series of consultation workshops to support development of a new Scottish Agriculture Bill takes place in Oban on the 1 November and the Scottish Rural Network team will be there to support policy colleagues on the night.  

The Gaelic Capital Fund, which is now in its 14th year, will help support the growth of a number of projects over the coming year with almost £3 million investment as part of plans to expand the reach of the language across Scotland.

These will include:

A report published today outlines the main findings from research carried out to explore effective ways of bringing about greater gender equality within Scottish agricultural businesses.

The Music for All - Community Project Fund is open for applications.

Music for All is a charity dedicated to changing lives across the UK by improving access to music making.  They are a passionate, focused and ambitious UK charity helping disadvantaged music makers experience the joys and far-reaching benefits of making music.

Following a hugely successful pilot with the Young Islanders Challenge, Youth Scotland will to continue their work with Scotland’s young people from island communities to build the Young Islanders Network.

The new online platform and youth network has been launched to help young people from all the Scottish islands share their voices, views and experiences.