Youth
As part of a nationally representative sample, the survey by the Woodland Trust found deep concerns about the future among 16-24-year-olds, with almost one in four (24%) saying fears over the climate crisis mean they are willing to consider, or have already decided, to have fewer children than they would otherwise like.
- Read more about Young people's climate anxiety is soaring due to lack of access to green space, says Woodland Trust
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Reviews of Scottish Government Community Led Local Development (CLLD) funding for financial year 2021-22 have been published.
- Read more about Community Led Local Development delivery for 2021-22 reviewed
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The Samaritans is the UK’s leading suicide prevention charity. They are now offering their ‘Conversations with Vulnerable People’ training course online over March and April to employers and communities in the West Highlands and Skye, free of charge.
- Read more about Funded training from Samaritans in the West Highlands and Skye
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With this week being nature Nature Restoration Skills Week, NatureScot and partners have put together a programme of free training events focussed on skills for nature restoration.
- Read more about Nature Restoration Skills Week: 13-17 March 2023
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This month the Scottish Government published its National Strategy for Economic Transformation. This sets out the priorities for Scotland’s economy as well as the actions needed to maximise the opportunities of the next decade to achieve our vision of a wellbeing economy.
- Read more about Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformation published
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Support for community groups bringing people and communities together to tackle isolation has been launched today.
The £3.8 million Social Isolation and Loneliness Fund is part of a new plan, Recovering our Connections, that aims to reduce inequality by bringing people from communities across Scotland together.
- Read more about Building A Connected Scotland
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The award-winning Be Your Best Self personal development programme for Women in Agriculture is an integral part of the Scottish Government’s vision to make Scottish agriculture a fairer, more inclusive industry, where farm succession is not determined by gender, training is accessible to everyone, and more women take on senior roles in agricultural organisations.
- Read more about Be your best Self
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened a new training college in Glasgow to mark the beginning of Scottish Apprenticeship Week this week.
City Building’s new state-of-the-art training college in Springburn will house up to 250 apprentices across a range of disciplines, providing hands-on training opportunities in plumbing, furniture making, decorating and joinery.
- Read more about Celebrating apprenticeships
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Specialist advice on animal welfare can help keep your livestock in good health and make your farm practices work for you.
- Read more about FAS provide one-to-one support for new entrants, wider grants and advice for all farming businesses
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