PA Consulting report on the Financial Implications of De-merging Careers Scotland from Scottish Enterprise

DescriptionThe Scottish Government required information on the financial implications of number options regarding the future of Careers Scotland. A tendering exercise was undertaken and PA Consulting was awarded the contract. Their report provides the background and outputs from the investigations undertaken and contains the high-level assumptions used by PA to calculate indicative costs and benefits.
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Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateNovember 12, 2007

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ISBN 978 0 7559 6834 3 (Web only publication)
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Contents

Note from Employability and Skills Division

Management Summary

1. Introduction

2. The Careers Information, Advice and Guidance Landscape in Scotland
2.1 The Customer Base
2.2 Current provision
2.3 Policy drivers
2.4 Ministerial commitment to change the landscape

3. The Approach to Reviewing the Financial Implications
3.1 Our methodology
3.2 Additional considerations
3.3 High level assumptions

4. Description of Each Option

5. Options Analysis
5.1 Summary of options analysis outcomes
5.2 Summary table for options showing R-A-G
5.3 Key conclusions from summary table for options showing R-A-G
5.4 Key financial cost drivers of the Careers Scotland decision
5.5 Key benefits drivers of the Careers Scotland decision

6. Recommended next steps

Appendix A: Stakeholder Contact
Appendix B: Key Assumptions
Appendix C: Supplementary Qualitative Options Analysis

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