Tackling Youth Unemployment

A six figure sum is being handed over to Fife to help get more young people into work.

The £437, 913 package is a share of a £6.5 million pot from the Scottish Government.

The Kingdom has the third highest youth unemployment rate in Scotland.

The funding will go towards initiatives to develop vocational and employment pathways for young people, strengthen links between schools and employers and help vulnerable groups become work ready.

Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training Roseanna Cunningham said: "The latest trends on youth employment have been hugely encouraging but there is no room for complacency. The Scottish Government is committed to supporting more young women and men into jobs and published a new youth employment strategy in December.

"At the heart of our strategy is the report by the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce. We will continue to work closely with our partners in local government and Scotland’s business community on its implementation as part of a seven year plan to create a new world-class system of work-based training that will work for both the economy and the job prospects of our young people.

"I am very pleased to be able to confirm funding for all of our local authorities that will give them additional resource to tailor activity to local need as we progress work to ensure all of Scotland’s young people have the best possible chance of success."