Skills & education

Talent

Your gateway to the best talent on the planet

Your gateway to the best talent on the planet

Businesses already established here understand that people are our greatest asset and that our 2.8 million working population is one of the best trained and most reliable in the world.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the national skills agency, helps businesses around the globe discover what Scotland’s talent can do for them.

Scotland, with its world-class universities and innovative further education colleges, has rightly built a reputation of excellence in digital skills development .

The new industry collaboration spaces

Scotland’s universities are very often avant-garde. They are leading the way in terms of collaboration between academia, the industry and fintech start-ups and SMEs. The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow launched its Technology and Innovation Centre, a 270,000 sq ft space, in 2015 and The University is soon to launch its Edinburgh Futures Institute.
Connected laptops

Support organisations

We are working with skill agencies to develop broader talent, increase diversity and ensure re-skilling and up-skilling opportunities are available to all.