Skilled workforce is essential says new report from the Scottish social services regulator
Scotland’s employers must plan for a flexible skilled workforce to be able to deliver high quality services in a climate of financial pressures and growing demand says a new report out from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the social services workforce regulator and sector skills council.
The report, The Social Services Sector in Scotland: Workforce Skills Report 2011/2012 outlines the challenges and skills needs and provides a picture of social services in Scotland. The information will help Scotland’s employers plan ahead and covers:
– the social services workforce in Scotland
– key strategic challenges facing social services
– key workforce skills issues
– current training provision
– future workforce issues.
Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of the SSSC said: “Every day 195,000 social service workers in Scotland provide care services for hundreds of thousands of people. This is life changing for those who use care services or care for someone who does.
“The social service workforce is already starting to look different in Scotland in many ways. Increasing integration of adult social care and health services will change public expectations of the social service workforce and how they are delivered.
“The overwhelming need to change and challenge, to do things differently, to encourage creativity and stimulate productivity means that having the right people with the right skills in place to do the job is a must. Workforce development and planning is even more crucial to the success of our communities and our economy. The information in this report will help us to realise this ambition for the social services workforce in Scotland.”
The Social Services Sector Workforce Skills Report 2011/2012 (1.4 MB)
The SSSC will also publish briefings to accompany the report which will provide snapshots of the key issues highlighted in the report. These will be available at www.sssc.uk.com or contact [email protected] to find out more.
