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Skills Committee

Skills and employability have a direct impact on individual life chances, the performance of our economy and the effectiveness of public services. Working in partnership with Scotland's colleges, universities, training providers and other key stakeholders, the Skills Committee will contribute to creating a learning system that is accessible to all, enhances the employability of learners and increases the demand for skills among employers and individuals.

We will aim to improve the understanding of skills needs in different areas of the economy and work in partnership with stakeholders to ensure that Scotland has a skilled and adaptable workforce to benefit a prospering economy and a flourishing society. The Committee aims to become a significant platform for skills policy development and interventions in Scotland, enabling the SFC, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and other partners to deliver Skills for Scotland and help take forward relevant key priorities in Scotland's economic strategy.

Membership

View a member's 'Register of Interests' form by clicking on their name.

Council members

Paul McKelvie OBE (Chair)

Dr Lindsay Burley

Dr Janet Lowe CBE

External members

Dr Janet Brown
Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority

Stephen Carter
Managing Director of Cameron House, Loch Lomond

Sylvia Halkerston
Director, Macphie of Glenbervie Ltd

Colin Hood
Chief Operating Officer, Scottish and Southern Energy

Professor Ewart Keep
Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE), Cardiff University

Stuart Graham Leitch
Chair of the Scottish Training Federation and Managing Director of M I Technologies Ltd

Donald Macrae
Chief Economist, Lloyds Banking Group Scotland

Martin McGuire
Principal, Cumbernauld College

Linda McKay
Principal, Forth Valley College

Robin Parker
President, NUS Scotland

Louise Rice
Director of Human Resources, BioReliance

Grahame Smith
General Secretary, Scottish Trades Unions Congress

Gill Troup
Depute Principal/Vice Principal, University of the West of Scotland.

Professor Petra Wend
Principal, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh