Links

To add a link to this list please e-mail marie.rose@ccpscotland.org

Adult literacy

• Adult Literacy Partnerships
• The Big Plus
• Campaign for Learning
• Learning Connections
• Return to Learn
• Scottish Government's Literacy and Numeracy webpages

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Centres for Excellence

• Criminal Justice Social Work Development Centre (CJDC)
• The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC)
• Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability (SCLD)
• Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC)
• Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol (STRADA)

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Core Minimum Dataset (CMDS)

• Core Minimum Dataset (CMDS)

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Councils for Voluntary Service

• Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS)

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Early years and playwork

• Childcare Partnerships
• The Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN)

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Funding and training providers

• Age Concern Scotland's Conference and Training Grants
• Alcohol Education and Research Fund
• Awards for All
• 'A guide for the voluntary sector to Scottish Executive Grants' (Scottish Executive, 2005)
• 'A guide for private providers of social services' (Scottish Social Services Council, 2005)
• FunderFinder
• 'Helping you meet the cost of learning' (Scottish Executive, 2007)
• Individual Learning Accounts (ILA)
• Modern Apprenticeships
• Robertson Trust
• Scottish Union Learning Fund (SULF)
• SCVO's 'Raising Money' guidance
• Skillseekers
• Social Workers' Educational Trust (SWET)
• Scottish Community Action Research Fund (SCARF)
• 'The Social Services Workforce Funding for Training - Update Report' (SSSC, 2006)
• Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
• Training Connections
• Women's Fund for Scotland

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Journals and e-bulletins

• Care and Health
• Care Appointments
• Charity Times
• Community Care
• Holyrood Magazine
• Third Force News
• Third Force enews
• Third Sector
• View

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Legislation, policy documents and reports

• 'A Career in Social Services' (Scottish Social Services Council, 2006)
• 'A vision for the voluntary sector - the next phase in our relationship' (Scottish Executive, 2005)
• 'Changing Lives' (The 21st Century Review of Social Work, Executive Summary) (Scottish Executive, 2006)
• 'Changing Lives' (The 21st Century Review of Social Work, Full version) (Scottish Executive, 2006)
• 'Changing Lives' Implmentation Plan, (Scottish Executive, 2006)
• 'Continuing Professional Development for the Social Services Workforce in Scotland' (Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education, 2005)
• 'The Crerar Review' (Scottish Government, 2007)
• 'Fit for the future - maximising the potential of the social services workforce' (Scottish Social Services Council, 2004)
• 'Implementation of Phase One Criteria' (Scottish Social Services Council, 2004)
• 'Improving Front Line Services - A Framework for supporting frontline staff' (ADSW, 2005)
• Key Capabilties in Child Care and Protection:(SIESWE, 2006)
• Key Capabilities website
• 'Learning Organisations - A self-assessment resource pack' (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2004)
• 'The lifelong learning strategy for Scotland' (Scottish Executive, 2003)
• 'National Strategy for the development of the social service workforce', Overview, (Scottish Executive 2005)
• 'National Strategy for the development of the social service workforce', Full Version, (Scottish Executive 2005)
• Preparing for Practice (SSSC Induction Guidance, 2007)
• 'The Recognition of Prior Informal Learning (RPL): guidance and resources for mentors and Learners (Scottish Social Services Council, 2007)
• Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001
• 'Scotland's Social Care Labour Market Report: 2nd report of the National Workforce Group' (Scottish Executive, 2006)
• 'Safer recruitment through better recruitment - guidance in relation to staff working in social care and social work settings' (Scottish Executive, 2007)
• The Scottish Compact
• The Scottish Labour Market 2006 (Futureskills Scotland, 2006)
• 'Skills for Scotland: A lifelong skills strategy' (Scottish Government, 2007)
• 'The Social Services Workforce Funding for Training - Update Report' (SSSC, 2006)

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Miscellaneous

• Promoting Workplace Learning
• Scottish Credit Qualifications Framework (SCQF)

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Practice Teaching

• Scottish Organisation for Practice Teaching (ScOPT)
• Scottish Practice Learning Project (SPLP)
• 'Standards and audit for practice learning opportunties' (Scottish Practice Learning Project, 2006)

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Scottish Government

• Social Work and Social Care workforce pages
• Social Work Scotland website

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Statutory organisations, networks and support bodies

• Aberdeen Residential Providers' Forum
• Association of Care Training and Assessment Networks (ACTAN)
• The Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations (ACOSVO)
• British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
• The Care Commission
• Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS)
• Disclosure Scotland
• Highland Community Care Forum (HCCF)
• Highlands and Islands Community Partnership (HICCAP)
• Fostering Network
• Futureskills Scotland
• Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS)
• LearnDirect Scotland
• Learning Link Scotland
• Midlothian Community Care Providers Forum
• Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
• Scottish Care
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
• Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA)
• The Scottish Government
• The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
• The Scottish Social Services Learning Networks
• Sector Skills Alliance Scotland
• Skills for Care and Development (SCfD)

• Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• The Housing Support Enabling Unit (HSEU)

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Vacancies and careers information

• Care Appointments
• 'Choosing a Career in Social Services' advice (SSSC)
• Community Care
• Goodmoves

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