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Workforce and Governance
What is workforce development?Workforce development is about developing the people in your organisation in order to improve the way you deliver your services. It includes volunteers, paid workers and trustees.
Workforce development can take many forms. Training is of course an important element but other examples include providing mentors on business planning and partnership working or undertaking secondments to learn skills such as facilitation.
Workforce Development Strategic Plan
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The Workforce Development Strategic Plan provides detailed background information and research data on the South West's voluntary and community sector workforce. It identifies six key priorities and a strategic framework for action. Click here or on the image (left) to download the plan (290KB PDF). |
One size does not fit all: Forum Focus#8
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One size does not fit all - that's the message from VCS learning providers in the latest edition of 'Forum Focus'. Focussing on VCO workforce development it was compiled for South West Forum by ladder4learning and includes a strategic overview of the national picture, case studies and information on management training, action learning sets, volunteering, Train to Gain, VCO apprenticeships, and online training plus a roundup of how VCOs can get involved in and influence regional skills and learning development. Click here or on the image (left) to download Forum Focus#8 (1.25MB PDF) |
South West Forum briefing #1: The South West's Social Purpose Workforce
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What are 'social purpose' organisations? How many people do they employ in the region? How much income do these organisations generate? Find the answers to all these questions and more in this SWF briefing. Click here or on the image (left) to download the briefing (500KB PDF). |
What's different about the VCS Workforce?
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What are the unique features of the voluntary and community sector workforce? What's it like to work in the voluntary and community sector? What is the bottom line? Click here to download this briefing from ladder4learning to find out more (280KB PDF). |
Quick links
Strategic infrastructure support and VCO workforce development news items
Strategic infrastructure support and VCO workforce development events
Training opportunities
Regional skills and learning links on the SLIM (South West England Skills and Learning Intelligence Module) website
Third Sector National Learning Alliance (TSNLA) website
Contact
Contact Simon Charters (01392 247901), South West Forum's Voluntary Value Co-ordinator, with your workforce development queries.
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