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The Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet. The Cabinet Secretary has overall responsibility for employment policy, women's employment, youth employment, the living wage and skills and employment training. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by the Minister for Youth and Women's Employment.
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The current Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training is Roseanna Cunningham, who was appointed in November 2014.
Responsibilities
Fair work – employment policy, women’s employment, youth employment, the living wage, skills and employment training, implementation of the Wood Commission’s recommendations, Skills Development Scotland.
History
The position of Minister for Youth Employment was a junior ministerial post created on 7 December 2011 following the recommendations of the Smith Group. The Minister reported primarily to the First Minister but was also accountable to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth. In April 2014, the brief became a Cabinet position, as Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women's Employment. In November 2014 the position was renamed as the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training, supported by the junior post of Minister for Youth and Women's Employment.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training:
Public bodies
The following public bodies report to the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training:
List of office holders
The current Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training is Roseanna Cunningham MSP.