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From the Young Person’s Guarantee, to free tuition and free bus travel for under-22s, here’s how we’re working to secure the best future for young people. PROTECTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID As we emerge out of restrictions and into recovery, we’re ensuring that Scotland’s young people have the chance to succeed despite the economic hit of COVID. The new

£70 million funding for the YOUNG PERSON’S GUARANTEE aims to give every person aged 16 to 24 the opportunity of a JOB, APPRENTICESHIP, EDUCATION OR TRAINING. > 💷 We’re investing £70 

million in Scotland’s young people’s > futures. >  > 🤝 Our Young Person’s Guarantee aims to offer every 16-24 year > old in Scotland an opportunity of a job, apprenticeship, 

education > or training. >  > ✅ That’s another SNP manifesto commitment delivered. > pic.twitter.com/YYRfK9OBrX >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) July 28, 2021 OUR YOUNG PERSON’S

GUARANTEE HAS ALREADY CREATED 18,000 VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES The Young Person’s Guarantee is not simply a short-term intervention in response to COVID – it’s a commitment to create a more

successful country by supporting every young person to achieve their potential. Since launching in November 2020, the Guarantee has ALREADY CREATED 18,000 OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE –

including modern apprenticeships, graduate programs, additional college places and more. It has also established the YOUNG SCOT LEADERSHIP PANEL of 21 young people, and the Equality Action

Plan, to ensure we’re tackling inequalities and removing barriers for all. > Young people looking to enter the workforce will benefit from £70 > million of @scotgov investment through 

the Young Person’s > Guarantee. >  > The announcement meets four of the commitments for the first 100 > days of this government. >  > Read more➡️https://t.co/9nmY08R5M4 

pic.twitter.com/jx8qmpoJxk >  > — ScotGov Education (@ScotGovEdu) July 28, 2021 BETTER, GREENER JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE We want COP26 to leave a legacy of green opportunities, and the

Young Person’s Guarantee will play a vital role in connecting young people with nature-based, sustainable jobs. Part of our new £70 million funding will support more young people,

particularly young women, to PURSUE CAREERS IN FARMING AND LAND MANAGEMENT – helping to tackle rural depopulation and to REACH NET ZERO BY 2045. > 🗓️ In 100 days, COP26 is coming to 

Glasgow. >  > 🌍 Scotland is a world leader in climate action, but we’re > ramping up our ambition even further. >  > 👇🏼 From net-zero buses to a renewables revolution, here’s

> how we’re helping to tackle the climate > crisis.https://t.co/LAGzlHlAOP >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) July 23, 2021 MORE COLLEGE PLACES, RECORD SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS The £70 million

announcement includes FUNDING FOR 9,000 ADDITIONAL PLACES IN COLLEGE, including short, industry-focussed and fast-track courses to provide vital skills and support young people into good

jobs. We’re also providing RECORD LEVELS OF SUPPORT TO FURTHER EDUCATION STUDENTS, through record high college bursaries, childcare and discretionary funds – as well as by protecting the

Educational Maintenance Allowance. > Lovely to visit @YoMoGlasgow this morning to meet young people > benefitting from the Young Person’s Guarantee. Vital that this > generation 

does not suffer long term disadvantage as a result of the > pandemic – ensuring they get into work, education or training is > key to that. https://t.co/n6ec5sGzMH >  > — Nicola 

Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) July 28, 2021 ROLLING OUT FREE BUS TRAVEL FOR UNDER-22S From 31 January 2022, all those under 22 in Scotland will benefit from FREE BUS TRAVEL RIGHT ACROSS THE

COUNTRY. This will enable 100,000s of people to access work or education opportunities, or socialise with friends or family without the cost barriers. We’re also protecting free bus travel

for those over 60 and those with disabilities. > 🚍 From 31 January 2022, all under 22s in Scotland will benefit > from free bus travel. >  > 🚏 We’re also protecting free bus 

travel for over-60s and those > with disabilities. >  > ✅ That’s yet another SNP manifesto promise delivered – driving > a fairer, greener Scotland. pic.twitter.com/pGjP3m5l9F

>  > — The SNP (@theSNP) July 27, 2021 WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITIES, FREE FROM TUITION FEES We believe that EDUCATION IS A RIGHT, NOT A COMMODITY – and so it must be based on the ability

to learn, not the ability to pay. That’s why we have abolished tuition fees and for as long as the SNP is in government, THERE WILL BE NO UNIVERSITY TUITION FEES. Scotland is the only

country in the UK that offers free university education, saving students up to £27,750.