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Date: 4/4/2006
In response to a recommendation from an independent evaluation, Futureskills Scotland commissioned a review of its forward-looking approach from external experts. This review was conducted by Volterra Consulting and consisted of: - a large-scale survey of Futureskills Scotland customers;
- a review of potential approaches to economic projections and forecasts;
- a series of individual, face-to-face interviews with eight key stakeholder representatives; and
- a facilitated workshop with 10 key users of Futureskills’ projections.
Volterra Consulting’s final report concludes that: - stakeholders are satisfied with the service provided by Futureskills Scotland and see it as a valuable resource;
- stakeholders generally understand the limitations of labour market projections; and
- Futureskills Scotland’s current approach and procedure is perfectly reasonable and its previous decisions regarding the commissioning of labour market projections were well founded.
There are a number of areas where improvements can be made. These relate primarily to: - making more explicit the assumptions which underpin the projections;
- providing access to labour market projection data in Microsoft Excel format via the Futureskills Scotland website;
- providing a clearer assessment of the uncertainty surrounding projections; and
- taking a longer term view of projections by including headline projections for a ten year period.
A full copy of Volterra Consulting’s findings can be found on the About Usarea of the Futureskills Scotland website.
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