Western Isles Council has come out top for 16-19-yearolds in the 2018 Annual Participation Measure Report by Skills Development Scotland.
The Annual Participation Measure Report is used to inform policy, planning and service delivery, and to assess progress in the delivery of Opportunities for All, the Scottish Government’s commitment to offer a place in learning or training to every 16-19-year-old in Scotland not in employment, education or training. The annual methodology takes account of all statuses of 16-19-year-olds in Scotland over one calendar year. For the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area, the 2018 publication shows an increase in participation rates among people aged 16 to 19 with the proportion of young people in education, training or employment increasing to 97.6 per cent (compared to 91.8 per cent nationally), 0.7 percentage points up on the 2017 figure.