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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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The employability industry: a squalid world of profit and subsidy?

OPINION 8 September 2015 Guest post
Social Justice & Poverty
Is the employability sector up to the job?

https://tfn.scot/opinion/the-employability-industry-a-squalid-world-of-profit-and-subsidy

Holyrood 2021: what the voluntary sector wants

NEWS 4 May 2021 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
#NeverMoreNeeded
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TFN's guide to charity election manifestos

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

Reference briefing: Scotland’s Labour Market Strategy

Ruth Boyle
24 July 2016
Posted in
Any labour market strategy which aims to simultaneously promote employment and social justice, must also,Tailored approaches are needed; people shouldn’t have to wait to become long term unemployed in order,The social contract which has governed our welfare state in the post-war era appears out-dated in the,There must be some integration of the strategy and the new employability service in Scotland.,justice.

https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016

Analysis of Scottish Government Programme for Government

Craig Wilson
8 September 2016
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and detail on how the Scottish Government aim to embed prevention to improve outcomes and ensure the long-term,Justice The First Minister outlined plans to introduce four justice Bills in the next year, these are,Community Justice Scotland will become operational in April 2017 and has the role of providing leadership,Social Enterprise The Scottish Government outlined plans to maintain Scotland’s world leadership in social,The publication of an International Social Enterprise Strategy which will support an increase in the

https://scvo.scot/p/13545/2016/09/08/analysis-of-scottish-government-programme-for-government

Scotland's programme for government and the third sector

Craig Wilson
8 September 2016
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Analysis of the big issues for charities and voluntary organisations

https://scvo.scot/p/13606/2016/09/08/scotlands-programme-for-government-and-the-third-sector

Parents – units of economic activity or raisers of the next generation?

Marion Macleod
23 September 2015
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As part of our current work on #employability we are sharing a special series of blogs from sector experts

https://scvo.scot/p/10214/2015/09/23/parents-units-of-economic-activity-or-raisers-of-the-next-generation

#Employability special - work, worth and a fairer Scotland

David Maxwell
24 September 2015
Posted in
We have a shared objective across Scotland to increase volunteering because of the many positive impacts,It cannot be right in 21st century Scotland that people are afraid of volunteering.,city’s carers - that Volunteer Glasgow very much welcomes SCVO’s discussion paper, “Employability, Social,Justice and Contribution”.,Perhaps Scotland’s employment policies should adopt a ‘participation strategy’?

https://scvo.scot/p/10227/2015/09/24/right-on-the-money-work-worth-and-a-fairer-scotland

Employability, social justice and contribution discussion paper

John Downie
27 August 2015
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At SCVO we believe Scotland needs an employability strategy that: Expands from looking solely at getting,Is Scotland ready?,We now have national conversations on social justice, employability and fair work by the Scottish Government,Such a strategy can’t be developed in isolation.,8037 [1] Statistics Norway (2013) Home with Mom: The effects of stay-at-home parents on children’s long-run

https://scvo.scot/p/10004/2015/08/27/employability-social-justice-and-contribution-discussion-paper

Finance Committee Inquiry into Scottish Rate of Income Tax

Jenny Bloomfield
28 August 2015
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information about our proposal to shift thinking to valuing people’s contribution to society in all its forms,, see our public discussion paper on employability, social justice and contribution.,With more new powers coming to Scotland under the Scotland Bill, and the Scottish Government’s Economic,Strategy that gives significant weight to tackling inequality, how can we use the tax system to directly,A supportive and person-centred rather than punitive social security system, that supports the health

https://scvo.scot/p/10032/2015/08/28/finance-committee-inquiry-into-scottish-rate-of-income-tax

Briefing: issues for the third sector beyond 2016

Sheghley Ogilvie
11 April 2016
Posted in
or “often”, while 350,000 elderly people said TV was their main form of company.,Victim Support Scotland: Long-term funding would facilitate secure and sustainable resources while additional,By adopting long-term strategies government, business and wider civil society can re-think how people,: Employability Support – SCVO Response Employability, social justice and contribution discussion paper,Work, wages and wellbeing in the Scottish labour market A social justice strategy for Scotland An Economy

https://scvo.scot/p/12034/2016/04/11/scvo-briefing-issues-for-the-third-sector-beyond-2016