Allan MacDonald, who chairs Bòrd na Gàidhlig, and John Swinney MSP, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Educati on and Skills, launching the Nati onal Gaelic Language Plan.
In the spring of this year the Scotti sh Parliament launched the new Nati onal Gaelic Language Plan, which covers the next five years, to help Gaelic grow. The plan aims to get people using the language more oft en and increase the number of learners and its everyday use.
This is good news for all students wanti ng to pursue Gaelic courses: you are going to be in great demand once you qualify. Vacancies for Gaelic-speakers are growing through government and local authority jobs, NGOs and the entertainment and creati ve sector are major employers and earners both at home and overseas.