Extra cash for Lews Castle College 29/12/2011
Lews Castle College is to receive nearly £39,000 to improve skill levels locally. The extra cash is part of a £5.7 million boost for further education from European funding.
The money is being ploughed into the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) specifically to aid economic recovery in the Highlands and Islands.
Minister for Youth Employment Angela Constance said:"Since the establishment of the University of the Highlands and Islands, higher education has become a significant economic driver in the region.
"I am therefore very pleased that we have been able to augment UHI's Investing in Recovery project by providing considerably more that the projected £4.4 million which is a significant financial boost to the region and reflects demand for higher education places in the north."
Additional funding for Stornoway and Inverness will also help ensure that young people in the area get the chance to build up skills which will prove to be valuable in competing in the workforce during the difficult economic period we're in."