CONFERENCE REPORT: Delivering Better Health, Better Care - Investing in Volunteers: 30 May 2008
CONFERENCE REPORT and presentations from a joint event by SCVO with Skills for Health and Volunteer Development Scotland held in Edinburgh on 30 May 2008.
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POLICY REPORT: Supporting Voluntary Sector Engagement with the Skills for Business Network in Scotland – March 2008
A report of Strategic Groups and Forums with papers relating to skills and workforce development is available here
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CONFERENCE REPORT: Equipping the Community & Voluntary Sector for Health Improvement - 20 March 2007
The voluntary and community sector plays a vital role in improving the health of people across
Scotland. There are thousands of voluntary and community based organisations in Scotland that are all
addressing the issue of health improvement through community based initiatives, in projects working with
families and young people. A report of this event with links to resources and materials for those working in health improvement areas is available on these pages now.
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Skills for Scotland - A Lifelong Skills Strategy
The Scottish Government published its Skills Strategy, as promised, within the first 100 days of Government. More detail is available here
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Skills and Workforce Development in the Voluntary Sector
This paper provides a brief outline of SCVO's strategy in relation to skills and workforce development in the voluntary sector.
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CONSULTATION Response to Scottish Executive Consultation on Lifelong Learning - February 2007
"Life Through Learning, Learning Through Life" is the Scottish Executive's Lifelong Learning Strategy which was launched in 2003. This is SCVO's A response to the Consultation Paper:
"Lifelong Learning – Building on Success: A discussion of specific issues related to lifelong learning in Scotland".
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CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Demerger of Careers Scotland - August 2006
This paper provides the SCVO Response to the Consultation about Careers Scotland's future role.
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CONSULTATION RESPONSE : The Apprenticeship (Scotland) Bill - June 2008
SCVO's response to a Public Consultation by John Park MSP on "The Apprenticeship (Scotland) Bill" - June 2008
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UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Hub
The Hub aims to form effective relationships between Sector Skills Councils, the Sector Skills Development Agency and the voluntary sector to promote skills development and good employment practice within the voluntary sector. SCVO is the Scottish partner on the Hub.
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Sector Skills Councils
Sector Skills Councils are employer-led, independent organisations covering every industry and sector across the UK that deliver Government policies on skills, training and workforce development. Many have a significant interest in the volunatry sector.
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Skilling up our Workforce
A strategy for developing skills in the voluntary sector in Scotland.
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Scottish Executive Lifelong Learning Forum
This paper provides information about the Scottish Executive Lifelong Learning Forum. SCVO is represented on the Forum, along with other voluntary organisations involved in learning.
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National Occupational Standards
National Occupational Standards (NOS) are statements of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed in the workplace. NOS have been developed that are relevant to the voluntary sector. Further information can be found here.
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SCVO/STUC Partnership Forum - Good Employment Practice
The Partnership Forum is now in its fifth year and aims to promote good conditions of employment and an emphasis on work/life balance. Further details about new work programmes are available here.
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Committee Skills and Governance
A new programme of Governance support including guidelines for committees called National Occupational Standards for Trustees and Management Committee members is now underway. Find out more about what support is available from SCVO to develop and support your management committee.
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