Scottish Social Services Workforce Data
Publications
Our workforce data, information and intelligence reports are all available from this section of the web-site. Immediately below are quick links to our most recent publications.
April 2013
Self-directed support, direct payments and personal assistants
15
Apr
2013
SSSC Vision, issue four. This information will be helpful for employers considering how to reshape their services to ensure they support people in receipt of self-directed support.
Social service workforce perceptions
15
Apr
2013
SSSC Vision, issue three. There are a range of myths about the social services workforce. For example many people outside social services think it is staffed by volunteers or all workers are employed by the local authority or that the vast majority of people working in the sector are social workers. This briefing will debunk some of these common myths which will be helpful for employers, people already working in social services and anyone considering a career in social services. It also explores six common myths about the social services workforce.
Developing a skilled social services workforce in a challenging economic climate
15
Apr
2013
SSSC Vision, issue two. This briefing focuses on some of the challenges around developing a skilled social services workforce in a challenging economic climate.
A career in social services
15
Apr
2013
This briefing focuses on the challenges around supporting individuals to start or develop a career in social services.
January 2013
Workforce skills report 2011/2012
23
Jan
2013
This workforce skills report has been produced by the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC). The SSSC is the regulator for the social services workforce in Scotland.
SVQs in the social services sector from January to March 2012
11
Jan
2013
This is the eighteenth 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.
