As we approach the Holyrood election in May 2026, ERSA has published our manifesto: Employability in Scotland: A manifesto for 2026 and beyond. The manifesto has been developed by ERSA members in Scotland and outlines plans to help the Scottish government achieve its ambitions around reducing child poverty, delivering Fair Work and supporting the transition to net-zero. ERSA Scotland members have decades of experience of delivery in Scotland, beginning with the Youth…

By Henry Foulkes, Policy and Public Affairs Lead at ERSA The government has announced a further £1 billion of funding to tackle the high number of young people not in employment, education or training, which currently stands at just under a million.  As ERSA stated a few weeks ago, the package of employer incentives and the expansion of the Jobs…

The conference is Wed 25 Nov 2026 at the Leonardo Royal London St Paul’s Hotel. The first release of earlybird tickets is now on sale, prices hold until 1st May. The conference headline sponsor this year is Serco.

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