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Delivering Scotland’s future: Skills, innovation and opportunity

November 13 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

£50

Join us at The Crichton in Dumfries for a day of expert insights and conversations about the future of rural Scotland.

This one-day conference brings together community voices and organisational stakeholders from across Scotland and Northern England to explore how we can build a stronger rural economy by fostering skills development, innovation, and equal opportunities.

The conference will shine a light on the challenges and opportunities facing rural education, with a focus on tertiary education, reskilling, and upskilling the workforce.

Through the lens of rural experience, we’ll look at how innovation in curriculum and delivery can better support learners – and how we can break down barriers to achieve genu