People Objectives
B4. Skills and training
A just transition is at the heart of our collective approach to net zero. The nature of many jobs will change in the National Park over the coming years as a low carbon economy is created. This means that there are opportunities for new jobs, but also that some traditional jobs (including those in land use and tourism) may evolve over time.
We will need to ensure that there are training opportunities for people to enter into expanding areas of work such as deer management and peatland restoration, as well as providing support to retrain for future job opportunities in a low carbon economy.
Encouraging and supporting businesses throughout the National Park to use nature-based solutions to support a diverse economy and employment will help make the Cairngorms an exemplar for rural economies across Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Key Objectives and targets
Objective
Increase skills and training opportunities for people in the National Park to meet business needs and ensure opportunities created by the growth in green jobs can be filled by residents and under-represented groups.
Target
There are an increasing number of apprenticeships within the National Park.
Indicator
An increasing number of people are employed in green jobs such as peatland restoration, deer management etc.
Actions By 2027
- Support skills and training programmes relevant to business needs and changes in land management within the National Park (see Nature objectives A2 to A6).
- Develop scholarships and a mentoring scheme for young people who want to study and be employed in the National Park.
- Develop targeted skills initiatives to support social enterprises (see People objective B5 – Community assets and land).
- Heritage Horizons: Cairngorms 2030 programme.
Partners
Skills Development Scotland, local authorities, Growbiz, Cairngorms Business Partnership, Highland and Islands Enterprise, Countryside Learning Scotland, higher education institutes.