Welcome to the website for learndirect scotland branded learning centres

If your organisation is not a branded learning centre, but is interested in becoming one, find out more. 

learndirect scotland is part of Skills Development Scotland, Scotland’s new skills body.  This organisation brings together four partner organisations, with a shared vision, to drive forward real, positive and sustained change in Scotland’s skills performance.

The partner organisations which form Skills Development Scotland are:

• Careers Scotland;
• Scottish University for Industry (ie. learndirect scotland; learndirect scotland for business; ILA Scotland and The Big Plus);
• key skills elements in Scottish Enterprise; and
• key skills elements in Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

For more information about Skills Development Scotland please go to the Skills Development Scotland website www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

What's new?

Annual conference 2008
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Remote Assessment Project for Scotland
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Minerva Ministerial visit
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learning bytes for business
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Local Lifelong Learning Landscapes
During 2006/7 learndirect scotland undertook a mapping and research exercise to quantify and understand the “learning landscape” in local areas of the...