This is the sixteenth in a series of quarterly papers on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Health and Social Care (HSC) and Children’s Care Learning and Development (CCLD) in Scotland. These papers are produced regularly for the purposes of workforce planning in the social services sector.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) wants to know more about the workforce and is keen to have accurate information about the qualifications which employees are undertaking and achieving. This paper sets out information we have gathered, which will assist education and training providers, employers, employees and other partners involved in workforce development activities.

This quarterly update provides information on SQA accredited SVQ registrations and certifications in the care sector for the period July – September 2011. An overview of qualifications this quarter is given, which is supplemented with a comparison of results from this quarter in previous years.

The headline results are:

• Level 2 qualifications provide the most registrations, followed closely by level 3.
• Level 2 qualifications also provide the most certifications. Health and Social Care level 2 provides the largest amount of certifications and registrations.
• Numbers of registrations in this quarter have increased between 2010 and 2011. The number of certificates has decreased slightly from 2010.

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