Skills and training organisations throughout the Highlands and Islands are to benefit from a multi-million pound boost to the region's economy.
Thirteen projects, worth £10.1 million in total, across Orkney, the Western Isles, Argyll and Bute and the Highlands will offer a range of courses aimed at providing the skilled workforce needed to protect and strengthen economic recovery in the region.
Announcing the European Structural Fund (ESF) package, Skills Minister Angela Constance said:
"This crucial funding boost will support those in the Highlands and Islands who are unemployed, particularly young people, low paid or disadvantaged to improve existing skills and develop new ones to help them into sustainable, rewarding jobs.
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