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Two adults with light skin walk through a gallery at the City Art Centre. The gallery has white walls and parquet flooring, and displays varied contemporary works.
Evaluation
Kickstart Scheme Evaluation
The Kickstart Scheme was a UK Government funded scheme that provided funding to create new job placements for 16-24 year olds who are on Universal Credit and at risk of long term unemployment. It took place during 2021-2022.
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Research
National Survey for Scotland's Museums & Galleries
The National Survey for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries was commissioned by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) and conducted by DC Research in mid-2022, to gather essential information about the museums and galleries sector in Scotland.
An adult with dark skin, an adult with medium dark skin, and a child with medium-dark skin laugh and wave as they lean out of the side of an old red and yellow tram.
Research
Realising the vision together
Realising the Vision detailed how MGS and the sector would work together to maintain the momentum in building a sustainable future for the sector.
An adult with dark skin and a patterned black tunic uses their hands to play a drum.
Evaluation
Scotland's Year of Stories 2022
Delivered as a partnership between VisitScotland and Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and Scottish Government, the Community Stories Programme supported 180 organisations and community groups to celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories 2022. 
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Evaluation
Skills for Success Vocational Training Programme - Evaluation
Evaluation of Skills for Success, MGS' award-winning vocational training programme.
A teenager with medium-light skin and long brown hair, a teenager with medium-dark skin and short brown hair, and a teenager with light skin and long red hair stand in front of a display of bicycles. The teenager with medium-dark skin points up at the ceiling and smiles.
Research
Social Impact: Evidence summary
We commissioned two literature reviews, published in 2020 and 2021, to collate the academic, peer-reviewed evidence of the impact museums can have.
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Evaluation
Workforce for the Future evaluation
 Workforce for the Future supported P5 – S2 pupils to work with their local museum on projects that introduced the diversity of job roles within the museum sector while developing employability skills.