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.

Our report, The Social Services Sector in Scotland: Workforce Skills Report 2011/2012 outlines the challenges and skills needs aimed at providing a picture of social services in Scotland. The information will help Scotland’s employers plan ahead and covers:

• the social service workforce in Scotland
• key strategic challenges facing social services
• key workforce skills issues
• current training provision
• future workforce issues.