News Archive
8/3/2019
New Modern Apprentice Target
More than 29,000 people will benefit from Modern Apprenticeship opportunities next year in a continued effort to support youth employment, Fair Work Minister Jamie Hepburn announced. The 29,000 target includes Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships and puts Scotland on course to reach a longstanding commitment to 30,000 new apprenticeship starts each year by 2020.
8/3/2019
Scottish Labour Conference: USDAW says it's ‘time for better pay’
Usdaw's delegation to Scottish Labour Conference, which starts today 8 March 2019 in Dundee, will be raising deep concerns about the continued growth of in-work poverty and the Scottish Government's failure to tackle this issue. Stewart Forrest - Usdaw Divisional Officer for Scotland says: "Too many jobs in Scotland are insecure, without guaranteed hours or income.
7/3/2019
Caithness Horizons Position - Paper To Highland Council Meeting 7th March 2019
The report presented to Highland council gives background leading up to the closure of Caithness Horizon in Thurso. Talks are ongoing regarding the future of the museum.
7/3/2019
Scottish Region Counter Terrorism Protective Security Update 7th March
The following has been issued nationwide today 7th March 2019. Improvised Explosive Device Sent via Mail - 6th March 2019.
7/3/2019
Nuclear-free Highlands - Motion Debated At Highland Council Today 7th March
The motion was proposed at Highland council today 7th March 2019. It was emotively opposed by Caithness councillors.
7/3/2019
Be Business Brave with HIE
Over the years, we have helped many companies throughout the Highlands and Islands to explore their exporting potential and be business brave. In our latest film, which has been viewed over 1,600 times already on Facebook, we featured just a small selection of these businesses.
7/3/2019
Highland Council Redesign: Service Income Review
As part of The Highland Council's Redesign Programme, a comprehensive review of Service Income was undertaken by Deloitte and The Highland Council. The Highland Council received no charge following agreement with Deloitte that this would be very useful work experience for their Assistant Manager.
7/3/2019
Easy To Join The Hi-Scot Credit Union Online - Saving And Borrowing
HI-Scot has been in existence since 2006, though up until 2010 was under the name of Western Isles Credit Union. The name was changed to HI-Scot to reflect that fact that we'd moved to a position of serving all of the Highlands & Islands, and indeed anyone who lives or works in this area can apply to join us.
7/3/2019
Online Calculator Adds To SRUC Success To Help Farms
An online tool which has helped thousands of UK farms to reduce their carbon footprint has won a major industry award. Scotland's Rural College beat entries from Volvo Group and the Scottish Government's Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme to top the Low Carbon and Energy category at the inaugural CeeD Industry Awards in Glasgow.
7/3/2019
Useful Message From HIE - Companies Looking For Your Products
Did you know that France is looking for dairy products, the demand for craft beer is high in Thailand, and Switzerland is in need of engineering services? You can find out where in the world the demand for your product or service is on the Department of International Trade website. With over 17,000 export sales lead, you can also pitch your company to overseas buyers who are looking for products and services like yours.
7/3/2019
Forestry Apprentices Use Cutting-edge Technology To Log Progress
Scotland's Rural College is the first institute in the UK to have used cutting-edge technology to log students' progression towards operating forest machinery. At the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2019 (4-8 March), four forestry apprentices have been using simulators at the Barony campus in Dumfries to work their way through a TimberSkills training course, developed by the machinery giant John Deere to monitor the progress of trainee foresters as they hone their skills before moving to real forest machines.
7/3/2019
Motion to Highland council on UK government proposals on immigration
Motion to Highland council from the leader of the council Margaret Davidson on 7th March 2019 "The Council expresses concern over the proposals set out in the UK Government's White Paper on immigration, particularly that there will be no regional variation and that the salary threshold for skilled workers will remain at £30,000. This will have a significant detrimental impact on the Highlands.
7/3/2019
A Connected Highland - Council Agrees 22 strategic improvement priorities
Council has agreed 22 strategic improvement priorities and a Highland Improving Performance Programme for the Council which aims to make the connections across services and communities and drive the improvement. The proposed strategic improvement priorities are identified from the Council's knowledge of where performance needs to improve and where the Council has already set ambition for improvement.
7/3/2019
Scots Struggle With Little To No Disposable Income
People living in Scotland have just £250.94 of disposable income each month, less than £10 a day, a study has found. The recent poll, commissioned by Salary Finance, found that after paying out for their rent and mortgage, utility bills, food and other living expenses, just a small amount of ‘spare' cash is left over for the lighter things in life.7/3/2019
Lloyds Banking Group Announces Further £1m In Grants To Support Credit Unions
Lloyds Banking Group has announced additional funding to support the UK's credit union sector. The Group is awarding a further £1 million in grants to 23 credit unions through the Lloyds Credit Union Development Fund.
7/3/2019
Council Programme and Corporate Plan approved
The Council's Programme "Local Voices: Highland Choices" was approved at today's Council meeting 7th March 2019, along with a Corporate Plan which provides the measures and actions required to deliver and monitor the Programme. The Corporate Plan also underpins the priorities set out in the Council's budget strategy and change programme "A Sustainable Highland" which was approved by Council in February 2019.
7/3/2019
Highland Council demonstrates improving performance
Overall the Council's key performance indicators (KPIs) for 2017-18 are performing well with 81% (22) either improving or being maintained. The principles that underpin the Council's values include that the Council will be fair, open and accountable.
7/3/2019
Highland Council preparations for EU exit
Paper discussed at Highland council today 7 March 2018. The debate will be available for viewing later at https://highland.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/374561 HIGHLAND COUNCIL Date: 7th March 2019 Report Title: Council preparations for EU exit Report By: The Chief Executive 1.7/3/2019
The Comunity Paradigm - Why Public Services Need Radical Change And How It Can Be Achieved
This item was mentioned by Chief Executive Donna Manson at the Highland council meeting today when she spoke on 3 papers on the agenda. With all the pressure facing councils it sets out new approaches that are already being used with more to come.
7/3/2019
