Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: Statistical Summary July 2024
Official statistics in development on the No One Left Behind strategic approach to employability delivery, reporting on those receiving support from April 2019 to March 2024 and official statistics for Fair Start Scotland (FSS) from April 2018 to March 2024.
Previous editions of this publication
Previous editions of this publication can be accessed via Scotland’s Devolved Employment Services Statistics (opens in a new window).
This publication has previously reported on Work First Scotland (WFS), Work Able Scotland (WAS), and the Health & Work Support pilot in Dundee and Fife. These services have now closed. The final statistics for WFS and WAS were published 26 February 2020 (Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: statistical summary - February 2020 (opens in a new window)), and the final statistics for the Health & Work Support pilot were published 27 May 2020 (Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: statistical summary - May 2020 (opens in a new window)).
Other services operate within Scotland, including those run by Local Authorities and third sector providers, and these are not included in this publication.
Coherence
Links to other relevant documents and published collections:
- Fair Start Scotland Years Four and Five Evaluation Report (opens in new window)
- Fair Start Scotland Year Three Evaluation Report (opens in new window)
- Fair Start Scotland Year Two Evaluation Report (opens in a new window)
- Fair Start Scotland Year One Evaluation Report (opens in new window)
- Fair Start Scotland: Year 4 Annual Report (opens in new window)
- Fair Start Scotland: Year 4 Annual Report Accompanying Statistics (opens in new window)
- A range of Labour Market Statistics for Scotland are published by the Scottish Government: Labour market statistics (opens in new window)
Glossary of Acronyms
Table 3: Glossary of acronyms used in this publication
Acronym |
Meaning |
COVID-19 |
Coronavirus Disease 2019 |
DWP |
Department for Work and Pensions |
ERI |
Employment Recruitment Incentives |
FSS |
Fair Start Scotland |
ID |
Identification |
ILM |
Intermediate Labour Market |
ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
JCP |
Jobcentre Plus |
LTHC |
Long-term Health Condition |
NC |
National Certificate |
NOLB |
No One Left Behind |
NPA |
National Progression Award |
ONS |
Office for National Statistics |
OSR |
Office for Statistics Regulation |
SETS |
Scottish Employability Tracking System |
SG |
Scottish Government |
SIMD |
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation |
SMF |
Shared Measurement Framework |
UK |
United Kingdom |
WAS |
Work Able Scotland |
WFS |
Work First Scotland |
Correspondence and enquiries
For enquiries about this publication, please contact:
Employability Statistics Team
E-mail: employabilitydata@gov.scot
For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics, please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
Telephone: 0131 244 0442
E-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot
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Next Update: October 2024 (provisional)
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