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This section provides access to a number of online communities supporting practice development in social services. Users are reminded to comply with with the codes of engagement determined by forum hosts. Have you issues of concern regarding workforce learning and development and wish to communicate online with colleagues across Scotland? Get in touch with a member of the Learning Network web development team for assistance.

Learning Network North Portal (lnnportal).

The lnnportal is a communication and learning hub for use by those working in the Social Services sector across the North of Scotland which supports communities of practice, distance learning and group activities. Communities, individiduals or groups can request a site through the Network North web pages.

Leading Together.

‘Leading Together’ is a social networking site, maintained by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS), which has been set up to support Scotland's social service leadership community further to the event 'Are we really ‘leading to deliver’? leadership and Scotland’s social services' (22 November 2007). Click here for registration information for ‘Leading Together’.

Prince2 project management and Scotland's Social Services.

Learning Network South East has commenced a discussion thread on the International Project Management Forum on the use of the Prince2 project management methodology in social services further to the event 'Tea, cakes and PIDS: Prince2 project management and the social services workforce' (6th November 2007).