As an amendment to motion S6M-13742 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Backing Scotland’s Colleges and Apprenticeships), leave out from “that future” to end and insert "the transformative power of education and training, and the vital roles that colleges and apprenticeships play in supporting young people and building resilient communities, including in a just transition away from fossil fuels; acknowledges the importance of having college facilities located close to where people live, ensuring accessibility and inclusion; believes that improved college governance is essential to prevent poor management decisions and to safeguard the quality of provision; acknowledges the work of EIS-FELA and UNISON in campaigning for better further education provision and supporting college staff across the country who face uncertainty about the future; calls for enhanced outcomes for women, students and apprentices, to ensure that they are not disproportionately channelled into low-waged sectors; urges colleges to align their skills offerings with the ambitions of the National Performance Framework; supports the introduction of regulated minimum training hours and standards for apprenticeships; believes that colleges must be living wage employers and exemplars of fair work practices, and calls for all apprentices to be paid a living wage."
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Submitted by: Stuart McMillan, Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, June 21, 2024
Motion reference: S6M-13742
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Ariane Burgess, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Maggie Chapman, Foysol Choudhury, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Annabelle Ewing, Joe FitzPatrick, Kenneth Gibson, Emma Harper, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Audrey Nicoll, Ash Regan, Emma Roddick, Paul Sweeney, Tess White
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.2
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025
Submitted by: Ash Regan, Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.3
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025
Submitted by: Mark Griffin, Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.4
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025
Submitted by: Màiri McAllan, Clydesdale, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Motion reference: S6M-13742.5
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Friday, October 10, 2025