Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative
Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative is managed by Scottish Care in partnership with Scottish Care at Home - on behalf of the wider private health and social care sector in Scotland.
The Initiative is funded to March 2009 by the Scottish Government through the Older People’s Unit and the Workforce & Capacity Issues Division. There is the possibility of funding to March 2010.
The Initiative has arisen from the outcomes of the recent Workforce Surveys carried out by Scottish Care and Scottish Care at Home. Its main aim is to develop the capacity of the private care sector to deliver on the national workforce agenda through:
- Involving employers in shaping the workforce of the future
- Providing information on policy, regulation and registration
- Developing an understanding of and engagement in workforce planning
- Promoting best practice in recruitment and retention
- Improving learning and development opportunities
- Promoting access to and sufficiency of resources.
The Initiative team will be managed by David Rennie and accountable to Scottish Care and Scottish Care at Home. I was a consultant to both the Workforce Surveys. We have also contracted a small team to work to the objectives of the Initiative.
The attached E-Bulletin gives initial information and a new website was launched at the Scottish Care Annual Conference in Glasgow on 14 November details at www.workforceinitiative.co.uk.
The members of the team are greatly looking forward to progressing this important work over the coming months and to engaging with national and local stakeholders as well as private sector employers.