Higher Level Skills Activity in Scotland - Linda Stewart, Director of European and International...

Mapping the past and charting the future

University of Highlands and IslandsInverness 7th – 9th November 2012

Luca Polizzi & Charles Abbott Scotland Europa

Higher Level Skills Activityin Scotland

Higher Level Skills & ESF Seminar

Universities UK12 November 2013

Linda StewartDirector of European & International Development

University of the Highlands & Islands




Three perspectives:

1. Higher level skills in Scottish ESF development

2. Smart Specialisation Strategy in Scotland – how higher level skills fit in

3. University of the Highlands & Islands experience

Higher Level Skills Activity in Scotland

Partnership Agreement

Partnership Agreement Monitoring Committee

Operational Programme

OP OP OP OP OP

SG/Managing Authority

Fund for: Competitiveness Innovation Jobs

Fund for: Environment Resource

Efficiency Low Carbon

Fund for: Social Inclusion Local

Development

Delivery PartnershipLead Partners

SE

HIE

SDS

SFC

CPPs/LAs


SG - E & CC

SG - A, F & RC

SG – MS

CPPs/LAs

SE

HIE


CPPs/LAs SG - A, F & RC SG - MS SG - Digital

Delivery Agent

DA DA DA DA DA




Latest developments?

Fund for: Competitiveness Innovation Jobs

Key stakeholders: Scottish Funding Council Skills Development

Scotland HIE Local Authorities Scottish Government

Strategic initiatives: Skills – in line with Regional Skills Investment

Plans Innovation – Smart Specialisation Innovation

Centres, Business, Digital and Low Carbon Innovation




DATE ACTION

Dec ‘13 • UK Partnership Agreement (including Scottish Chapter) submitted to European Commission for negotiation

Now – Jun ‘14 • SG prepare detailed Operational Programmes, setting out eligible activities, to be negotiated with European Commission

• Strategic Development Partnerships work with delivery agents• HIEP develops detail of Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI)

with SG• Development of internal plans • Some new EU programmes commence (eg Erasmus for All;

Horizon 2020)

2nd half of ‘14 • Commencement of new ESI programmes in Scotland and H&I

What happens next?




Smart Specialisation Strategy in Scotland:

1. Innovation Policy & Government Economic Strategy

2. Role of Higher Level Skills3. Sectoral response





• Thirteen partners

Further Education colleges

Specialist colleges

Research institutions

• Over 100 outreach learning centres

• Linked by technology





UHI & EU Structural Funds in the Highlands & Islands:

• Objective 1 1994 – 1999

• HISTP 2000 – 2006

• ERDF & ESF Convergence Programmes 2007 – 2013

• 2014 – 2020??





Higher Level Skills:

• Better alignment with national strategies and across funds

• New delivery models

• Simplification

• Outcome oriented approach





Our next steps?

1. Internal development of UHI 2020 Plan and portfolio of strategic projects, embedding them in core business – for European Strategic Initiatives and other EU programmes in Research & Innovation and Education & Training

2. Progress plan with Scottish Government, Scottish Funding Council, Skills Development Scotland, Highlands & Islands Enterprise

3. Participate in development of regional Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI)

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