Scottish Parliament – Nov. 19, 2025 – 1

S6M-19756.2: As an amendment to motion S6M-19756 in the name of Daniel Johnson (Scotland's Skills System), leave out from first “believes” to end and insert “agrees that there needs to be greater partnership between education and industry, with better careers advice in schools central to it, and clear and coherent Scottish pathways to link school and college courses to future careers, improved placements for secondary school pupils, and better information on career choices, job prospects and earnings, alongside an ongoing commitment to apprenticeships;

acknowledges the significant progress made over the years to deliver a record number of apprentices in training at the end of 2024-25;

notes that, despite the impact of Brexit and a failing UK economic model, resulting in workforce challenges and barriers to trade, Scotland is the best performing part of the UK for inward investment outside of London, has a lower unemployment rate than the UK, and has near record positive destinations, and agrees that independence offers the best opportunity for Scotland’s economy to grow and create wealth and prosperity for all.”

Original motion(S6M-19756): That the Parliament believes that Scotland’s skills system is letting down young people and holding back economicgrowth, and further believes that there needs to be a new partnership between education and industry, with better careers advice in schools central to it, and new Scottish industrial pathways to link school subjects to future careers, guaranteed industrialplacements for secondary school pupils including in industry and a clearingsystem for apprenticeships, so that good candidates do not fall out of the system.