Open Outlook - March 2024

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Find out more about the latest news from The Open University in Scotland with our newsletter Open Outlook - March 2024.

This issue includes:​​

  • First teacher training course to embed Scots language 
  • New OU/BBC series takes unflinching look at public services
  • Free places available on microcredential courses for career progression 
  • Lack of skills holding back environmental, social and governance action 
  • New partnerships to support health and children's rights in Scotland 
  • Future sustainability leaders attend Mock COP28 
  • Students have a big blether 
  • Home education myths debunked 
  • Transforming education with AI 
  • Robert Burns – power of poetry and music 

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18 March 2024

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Skills shortages hit half of all Scottish employers

Half of employers in Scotland are reporting skills shortages and only 32 per cent have recruitment or training initiatives aimed at those under 25 years old, says a new OU report.

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Open Outlook - June 2026

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland with the June 2026 issue of Open Outlook.

22nd June 2026
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