Publications
This page contains links to our current publications and to our publications archive.
Latest publications
Get a copy of our most recent publications.
Student placement policy - June 2008 (pdf)
Newsflashes
The Workforce Unit also produces occasional updates on key issues.
Newsflash 72 - Update on the Voluntary Sector Development Fund
Newsflash 71 -
SSLN Tayforth Professional Development Award (SS) in Practice Learning
Newsflash 70 - Voluntary Sector Development Fund
E-bulletins
These are our regular monthly bulletins covering a range of voluntary sector social
service workforce issues.
E-bulletin 18 (July 2008)
E-bulletin 17 (June 2008)
E-bulletin 16 (May 2008)
E-bulletin 15 (March 2008)
Newsletters
Download copies of our themed newsletters.
Summer 2008 - focus on developments linked to the skills agenda.
Information guides
Copies of our guides to particular topics.
Workforce Planning Toolkit
Understanding qualification pathways
Briefings
Our briefings on developments of interest to the voluntary sector social services workforce.
Workforce Unit Briefing 2: E-learning tools and resources (February 2008)
Workforce Unit Briefing 1: Core Minimum Dataset (October 2007)
Summary documents
Short summaries of strategy documents and reports.
'Skills for Scotland: A lifelong learning strategy' (2007)
Safer Recruitment through better recruitment: guidance in relation to staff working in social work and social care settings (2007)
The Scottish Labour Market 2006 (2006)
‘Changing Lives’ – the 21st Century Social Work Review (2006)
'Changing Lives' - Implementation Plan (2006)
Scotland’s Social Services Labour Market: 2nd Report of National Workforce Group (2006)
National Strategy for the Development of the Social Services Workforce, A Plan for Action 2005-2010 (2005)
Improving Front Line Services – A Framework for Supporting Front Line Staff (2005)
Articles
A selection of articles for magazines and journals by Workforce Unit staff.
Download 'Workforce Development Matters: Retaining the social service workforce you need and want' (November 2007) (PDF) here.
Download 'Workforce Development Matters: The FAQs of Registration' (October 2007) (PDF) here.
Download 'Workforce Development Matters: The Importance of Recruitment' (September 2007) (PDF) here.
Download 'Registration of the social care workforce - a UK agenda' (January 2007) (PDF) here.
Download 'Workforce Planning: building your workforce for the future' (January 2007) (PDF) here.
Download 'All change -An examination of the changing context for the development of the voluntary sector social services workforce in Scotland' (December 2006) (PDF) here
Publications archive
Copies of earlier publications can be accessed on the following pages.
Publications Archive 2005
Publications Archive 2006
Publications Archive 2007
Publications Archive 2008
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