This report examines the key findings from this Sector Skills Assessment for the social services workforce in Scotland. The assessment was primarily developed using Scottish data compiled by the SSSC and includes a range of key data sources, including the Care Commission’s annual returns, an annual survey of local authority social work services and the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

The assessment examines the sector's skills needs and outlines what is driving the skills demand, current skills needs and future trends which will have skills implications for the workforce.