What action it will take to improve opportunities for lifelong learning in Ayrshire given projections by Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire that,…

These are one set of forecasts based on historic data from economic performance inherited from previous government. They reflect the historic underperformance of the Scottish economy which is why we have taken a new approach to economic development with the Government Economic Strategy. We have placed sustainable economic development at the core of everything the government does and are working to ensure that the outcomes for the people of Ayrshire and Scotland are better than these forecasts. We will continue to encourage local approaches such as JobRotation in Ayrshire which raises the employability of jobless people by training them up in the workplace context to fill in when employees are being up skilled.