FOI 26-206 Development/Training Funding
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 26-206 Development/Training Funding
- Request Date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Response Date
- 27 May 2026
- Information Requested
Could you please let me know the below information?
- How much funding has the service received from the Scottish government for workforce development/training broken down annually over the period 2021-2025/26 financial years
- How much funding has the service received from the Skills development Scotland for workforce development/training broken down annually over the period 2021-2025/26 financial years
- How much apprenticeship levy has the service paid broken down annually between 2021-2025/26 financial years.
- How much is the annual training budget for the service again broken down annually over the 2021-2025/26 financial years
- How much (if any) funding universities or government agencies in Scotland have given the service or vice versa for facilitating practice placements broken down annually over the 2021-2025/26 financial years.
- Response
The Scottish Ambulance Service provides the information below based on the records held at the time of your request.
The Service does not routinely record financial information in all of the specific categories and breakdowns requested. Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, the Service is required to provide recorded information it holds but is not required to create new information, carry out analysis, or re‑present data to answer a request.
As such, the response reflects the information held in recorded form, and where a breakdown is not held this has been indicated accordingly.
Q1 – The Scottish Ambulance Service is funded through an overall allocation from the Scottish Government to support delivery of its services. Funding is not routinely ring-fenced or recorded separately for workforce development or training in the manner requested. While training and workforce development activities are supported through this core funding, there is no specific, identifiable amount provided solely for this purpose during the period requested. Therefore, the funding received from the Scottish government for workforce development/training is £0.
Q2 – The Scottish Ambulance Service has received £0 from the Skills Development Scotland for workforce development/training.
Q3 -
Financial Year
Amount Paid
2021/22
£1,210,465
2022/23
£1,265,063
2023/24
£1,322,582
2024/25
£1,376,008
2025/26
£1,464,254
The apprenticeship levy is a statutory payment based on employer payroll. The figures above reflect the recorded amounts paid by the Scottish Ambulance Service for each financial year.
Q4 -
Financial Year
Training Budget
2021/22
£6,841,171
2022/23
£7,484,736
2023/24
£4,769,909
2024/25
£4,126,876
2025/26
£4,619,478
The figures above represent the recorded training budget held by the Service for each financial year. It should be noted that training expenditure may also occur within wider operational or departmental budgets that are not separately classified under a single central budget heading.
Q5 - The Service works in partnership with universities and national bodies to support education and practice placements. However, funding arrangements for paramedic education are typically managed at a national level (e.g. through Scottish Government commissioning arrangements with higher education institutions).
Therefore, universities or government agencies in Scotland have £0 to the Scottish Ambulance Service or vice versa for facilitating practice placements.
