A Comparative Study of Digital Skills Frameworks to Support the Innovation Economy in Scotland

The Data Lab’s Data and AI Skills Framework is a tool for individuals and organisations to navigate future workforce development. The framework focuses on the skills people need, rather than job titles. It includes technical, leadership and meta-skills and data & AI ethics and governance. It helps organisations assess current capability, prioritise what matters next and design realistic upskilling pathways. The Data & AI Skills Framework was […]

The cost of raising a child: financial support for parents/carers living in poverty

Eradicating Child poverty is the key government priority for the First Minister and this internship offers a unique opportunity to be part of this exciting and high profile area. Specifically, the work will contribute to increasing our understanding of how best to support families experiencing poverty in Scotland.  The successful intern will undertake an evidence review to explore the financial […]

Looking at best practice for Personal Safety on Public Transport

The primary task will be to update an existing rapid evidence review on women and girls’ safety on public transport, carrying out new searches and capturing additional areas of relevance to the topic. This will involve becoming familiar with and building on existing work done to improve women and girls’ safety on public transport by Transport Scotland.   The methodology for […]

The economic case for ‘Coming Home’ for people who have learning disabilities and complex needs

This project contributes towards the First Minister’s Mission to reduce delayed discharges. It will provide the intern with opportunities to contribute towards an important and impactful policy area, gain practical experience of how policy is developed and implemented in collaboration with stakeholders, and gain insight into the use of data and evidence in Scottish Government. […]

Employability pathways in prisons: understanding the current employability provision in prisons and how it supports people prior to release

The project will work with community justice policy staff, as well as research staff, and will focus on SPS’s current employability provision for people in custody, including mapping the breadth and impact of current provision as well as how this supports people prior to release. The suggested methodology for the study is as follows:    A proforma will be sent out […]