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event: supporting the social care workforce – towards region-wide pre-employability provision for south east Scotland?

Image of a group of people.28 June 2007. 9.00am-1pm, Room G21, Paterson's Land, Moray House, University of Edinburgh.

Learning Network (South East) conducted a consultation event explore the viability of developing a region-wide model of pre-employability provision in south east Scotland for public, private and voluntary sector organisations. Two dozen key stakeholders are participated in the consultation including representatives from the region's five local authorities and from voluntary and private sectors. The consultation programme can be accessed by clicking here.

Consultation report.

Click here for the delegate feedback report on the consultation event.

Links to some providers below (please note this list is not exhaustive. Get in touch if you would like us to link to your services.)

Action for Carers and Employment, Carers Scotland
Employment Academies
'Men Can Care' Kibble (supporting men into social care work)
'OpenLearn', Open University (free online resources supporting access to higher education)
Path Scotland (traineeships for people from black & minority ethnic communities)
'Prepare to Care’, Borders College (intensive ten week entry course for social care work)
Training for Care (vocational training)
Workers Educational Association (literacy skills, 'return to learn', job rotation schemes)

Mo McPhail presents the work of the Open University.

A consultation group discusses the issues.

Networking over lunch at the end of the event.

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