The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Scottish Government have launched the Digital Skills Portal to improve the confidence of digital skills amongst planners
The Digital Skills Portal is part of the Scottish Government’s digital planning programme and is designed to help both new and existing planners access information, advice, guidance, and case studies.
The portal includes information about the types of digital approaches that can be used in different parts of the planning system. Additionally, the diagnostic toolkit allows users to assess their own skills and identify areas for further development.
Helping planners to embed digital approaches to their work
Funds have been allocated to RTPI Scotland through the digital skills development programme.
Joe FitzPatrick, planning minister, said: “I’m delighted to launch the Digital Skills Portal, which is part of our ongoing work to ensure Scotland’s planning service is fit for the future.
“We’ve listened to planners, and this Portal has been designed to provide a variety of opportunities in response to their direct feedback on how they would like to learn and develop their careers.
“Helping planners improve their skills and understanding of technology will result in a better and more efficient service for the people and businesses who rely on Scotland’s planning system.”
Giving planners the confidence to use digital planning approaches
Dr Caroline Brown, director of RTPI Scotland, said: “I’m really pleased that we are now able to launch the portal as an important resource for planners on digital planning tools and techniques.
“It’s an important output from the Scottish Government’s Digital Planning Programme which will help give planners the confidence and skills to use digital planning approaches effectively and efficiently, improving the quality of their work and ultimately benefiting communities across Scotland.”
