Workforce development, planning and analysis
Under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) assumed responsibility for the role of TOPSS Scotland (the Training Organisation for the Personal Social Services). These responsibilities include:
- identifying the numbers of social workers and social service workers required
- determining the education and training requirements of the workforce
- drawing up national occupational standards
- addressing the challenge of recruitment and retention of social service workers.
Skills for Care and Development
The SSSC supports the Sector Qualification and Learning Strategy as a partner in Skills for Care and Development. For further information contact Keith Quinn at: keith.quinn@sssc.uk.com on the work that is being taken forward to develop case studies and RPL and Mike Docherty at: mike.docherty@sssc.uk.com for the service demand for Social Work report.
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Scottish Credit and Qualification framework (SCQF) |
Care National Occupational StandardsNational Occupational Standards (NOS) form the basis of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs). The SSSC has created a simple, easy to use tool to help you find your way around the NOS for the social service sector in Scotland.
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Induction tool for integrated services |
Career Development resource |
Career pathway tools |
