workforce planning & development - resources

The Scottish Social Services Learning Network aims to help staff and organisations achieve workforce planning and development to support continuing growth. This section provides links to external resources supporting effective practice. The resource listings are neither authoritative nor exhaustive. The Learning Network does not endorse the resources listed in this section.

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Guidance:

• Preparing for practice - induction guidance for social service employers in Scotland (SSSC)

Policy and strategy:

• "Skills for Scotland, A Lifelong Skills Strategy", Scottish Government (2007).
• "Changing Lives: Report of the recommendations made by the 21st Century Social Work Review Group for the future of social services in Scotland.", Scottish Government.
• "The National Strategy for the Development of the Social Service Workforce in Scotland: A Plan for Action 2005 - 2010", Scottish Government.

Research papers:

• "Skills for Care and Development - Sector Skills Agreement Stages 1 and 2 Headline Report.", Scottish Social Services Council.
• "Public Policy, Training and Skill Formation - Challenging Some Current Myths", Furture Skills Scotland.

Statistical data:

• Children and young people workforce data [Scottish Government].
• Child protection data 2005-2006 [Scottish Government].
• Home care services data, 2006 [Scottish Government].
• Pre-school & childcare workforce, 2005 [Scottish Government].
• Social worker posts and vacancies - October 2006 [Scottish Government].
• Staff of Scottish local authority social work services, 2005 [Scottish Government].
• "Scotland's Social Services Labour Market: 2nd report of National Workforce Group 2006" [Scottish Government].
• "Social Services - Scottish Sector Profile, 2005" [Future Skills Scotland].

Workforce planning toolkits:

• "Towards a Confident and Competent Residential Child Care Workforce", Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC)
• "Workforce Planning Toolkit", Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit (VSSSWU)
• "EVOC Training Needs Analyser", Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council (EVOC).

Information resource:

• Migrant Workers: this information resource brings together links to a number of documents and websites relating to the migrant workforce (Network North).