Submitted by:
Liam Kerr,
North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Date lodged:
Friday, 03 May 2024
Motion reference: S6M-13091
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 May 2024
Motions as amended
That the Parliament recognises that colleges are vital to Scotland’s economy and play a crucial role in supporting learners, creating flexible routes into employment, developing a skilled workforce and delivering sustainable economic growth; understands that the process of post-school education reform provides opportunities to further enhance the role that Scotland’s colleges play in the economy and society, including enhancing their role in developing the green skills that Scotland needs for the just transition, and agrees that any proposals for changes to funding must be clear from where else in the Scottish Government’s budget the resource would be taken, particularly in the context of 14 years of UK Government austerity.
Supported by:
Tim Eagle, Roz McCall, Graham Simpson, Annie Wells
Vote
Result62 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not voteVote Passed
That the Parliament agrees that the Scottish Government’s approach to funding and resourcing Scotland’s colleges must change in response to the existential threat that its previous approach has created; notes the role that colleges play in powering the regional and national economy, while operating without the necessary flexibility and support that they need, and recognises that colleges are vital to Scotland’s economy and play a crucial role in supporting learners, creating flexible routes into employment, developing a skilled workforce and delivering sustainable economic growth.