Newsletters for learning providers

Access our learning provider newsletters

If you're a learning provider, these newsletters offer updates and information to support delivery of apprenticeships.

Browse a selection of recent newsletters and some of the topics included in each.

• March 2026 — Scottish Apprenticeship Awards round-up film, read about this year's Awards winners, Scottish Apprenticeships: Working for Scotland publication, Apprentice Voice insights, contribution rates review and new FIPS upload area.

• February 2026 — SDS's employer campaign, meta-skills updates, equality monitoring changes, New Scots Incentive for learning providers and Foundation Apprenticeships.

• December 2025 — Scottish Apprenticeship Awards 2026 finalists, AI course for apprentices, 'The voice of young people, parents and carers' webinar video, apprenticeships stats and facts infographic and learning provider survey response.

• November 2025 — Employer promotion to encourage taking on apprentices, Apprentice Voice real time insights, Equality groups – financial incentives, Disability resources and New Scots vacancy network.

• September 2025 — New Scots Incentive for Learning Providers, Social Work Graduate Apprenticeship, Electronic Fire and Security Systems Modern Apprenticeship and Active Leisure Modern Apprenticeships.

• August 2025 — Quality Assurance and Programme Enhancement webinar, SAAB Gender Commission module and help develop apprenticeships in Freight Logistics.

• June 2025 — SDS's employer campaign, Modern Apprenticeship Q4 statistics, the Land-based pre-apprenticeship programme and the EASE app for disabled people in employment.

• May 2025 — MA Online additional functionality, Modern Apprenticeship Programme Rules 2025-26, Mentoring for Care Experienced apprentices and the Social Work Graduate Apprenticeship.