Scotland's Devolved Employment Services: Statistical Summary May 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 December 2023 and official statistics for Fair Start Scotland (FSS) from April 2018 to December 2023.


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.

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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

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Next Update: July 2024

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