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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Fair Work in the Third Sector in Scotland (GCVS and the Scottish Centre for Employment Research)

Over 650 participants, partners and stakeholders took part to identify the opportunities and challenges,From: https://www.gcvs.org.uk/blog/report-on-fair-work/ Key statistics emerging include: Over two-thirds,“… although our wage rates are pretty good for the voluntary sector, the work we do is complex and skilled,, so we often lose staff to similar but better paid jobs in the public sector.

https://scvo.scot/research/evidence-library/fair-work-in-the-third-sector-in-scotland-gcvs-and-the-scottish-centre-for-employment-research

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

https://tfn.scot/news/holyrood-2021-what-the-voluntary-sector-wants

Building a strong CV

From those you can identify the skills need to be teased out in a CV.,little of the training (navigation, knot tying, firefighting or seamanship) was relevant in my day jobs,sborderc' cornercolour='' columns='1' columnwidth='250' fontsize='14' padding='20'] This is the first blog,includes a toolkit to help jobseekers to identify their skills, brush up their CV and build interview,skills.

https://scvo.scot/p/8085/2015/03/02/building-a-strong-cv

Moving on up: Choose a job you love

What job, what sector, where to start?,Identify transferable skills I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again: make an effort to find,cornerclass='sborderc' cornercolour='' columns='1' columnwidth='250' fontsize='14' padding='20'] This blog,includes a toolkit to help jobseekers to identify their skills, brush up their CV and build interview,skills.

https://scvo.scot/p/8588/2015/04/14/moving-on-up-choose-a-job-you-love

Moving on up: Identifying job skills

How to help CJS employees to identify their skills and feel confident talking about them in job applications

https://scvo.scot/p/7683/2015/02/02/identifying-job-skills

Smith Commission - SCVO interim response

economic sustainability Subjects What follows is a rehearsal of some of the areas which our members have identified,and duties, industrial relations, health and safety, and job search and support.,Community Jobs Scotland.,wp-content/uploads/2013/12/welfare-reform-mapping-report2.pdf [ii] http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-blogs,/tfn-blogs/equality-law-should-be-devolved [iii] http://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/media/press_releases

https://scvo.scot/p/6295/2014/10/10/smith-commission-scvo-interim-response

Third sector employers must act now to access new skills fund

It is intended to be a skills fund which will bring the college sector together with Scottish employers,criteria encourages employers to give due consideration to specific groups, including older workers, low-skilled,jobs and early service leavers.,Colleges are expected to work with you to identify required training and assist with the application,As a starting point, you must complete an application identifying your skills needs, a ‘training needs

https://scvo.scot/p/16077/2017/09/07/third-sector-employers-must-act-now-to-access-new-skills-fund

SCVO response to Scottish Government Enterprise and Skills consultation

The IPPR recently reported that the sectors that have lost jobs in Scotland have been of higher skill,In-work support The proportion of workers progressing from low-skilled jobs to mid-or high-skill jobs,Digital Research by Tinder Foundation identifies that 90% of all new jobs require digital skills, with,jobs.,for future demand, which has often not yet been identified.

https://scvo.scot/p/13860/2016/08/15/scvo-response-to-scottish-government-enterprise-and-skills-consultation

SCVO Briefing – Creating a Fairer Scotland

We also commend the work of Addaction Scotland in terms of identifying and supporting those at risk of,self-directed support, as this allows assistance to be tailored while building up people’s confidence and skills,best ways in which people can take control over their lives; solely focusing on getting people into jobs,SCVO believes that we need to value all forms of contribution, not just jobs, and to tailor support to,We would like to see: Continuation of the Fair Work Forum and job creation focused on ‘good’ work.

https://scvo.scot/p/12643/2016/06/22/scvo-briefing-creating-a-fairer-scotland

Supporting Families in the Digital Age

The report also highlights some advances in the ability of young people to apply critical skills, for,endorsements, although there are many other significant gaps in digital understanding discussed, such as identifying,are more likely to secure better jobs, to have substantially more disposable income, be better educated,, and those without such skills will become increasingly marginalised.,Further reading: *All* the blogs over here at Parenting for a Digital Future !

https://scvo.scot/p/35654/2020/02/24/supporting-families-in-the-digital-age