Scottish Social Services Council Conference 2010

Friday 19 February 2010
Location: Glasgow

Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Exhibition Way, Glasgow, G3 8YW. Map.

20:20 Vision - the social services workforce fit for the future

This Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) conference will show how workforce development and planning, registration and the involvement of service users and carers adds value to services and benefits the sector.

20:20 Vision - The social services workforce fit for the future will look at:

• leadership for the social service workforce for the future;
• personalisation and what this means for workforce planning;
• the changes and challenges ahead for the workforce and how to get the skills they need;
• what the sector can learn from sharing evidence of good practice;
• how registration, training, learning and development make a difference to the lives of people who use services;
• the status and importance of the social service workforce in providing improved and better services;
• how web tools and technologies are supporting the workforce.

The conference is for everyone with an interest in how the social service workforce will be able to meet the demands of the future

Key speakers

• John Seddon, Professor and Renowned Management Thinker
• Moira Gibb CBE, Chair of the social work task force in England and Chief Executive, Camden Borough Council.

Workshops

1. Tools for 20:20 vision
2. A skilled workforce
3. What will services need to look like for future demand?
4. Leading the 20:20 vision: an action plan

Conference costs

* available for organisations with less than 100 employees, small voluntary organisations representing people who use services and carers

** available for people who use services and their carers/family/advocates only - limited places available

Booking

Visit the SSSC website, for more information and to book.