How much it has invested in adult learning in each year since 2007.

Adult learning is funded under a number of different portfolios across the Scottish Government. A proportion of local government funding is allocated by each authority for community learning and development who are key providers of community based adult learning. As such community based adult learning, is funded through local authorities and not through Scottish Government directly therefore specific figures are not available. Total portfolio levels are not disaggregated down to adult learning figures. Examples of portfolio funding include workplace adult learning and initiatives to develop the young workforce which were funded through Training, Youth and Women’s Employment.
Education Scotland’s Community Learning and Development Policy and Improvement Team supports the work and outcomes identified in the Strategic Guidance for Community Planning Partnerships: Community Learning and Development and this includes adult learning. Education Scotland has policy responsibility for adult education and this includes Strategic Funding Partnerships with national adult learning organisations who provide adult learning through the third sector. Figures available for the last three years 2012-15 show that Education Scotland has invested £2,133,580 to the development and support of adult learning.