Closed - National Skills Strategy for the Voluntary Sector

Your views are wanted on a National Skills Strategy for the Voluntary Sector.

Delivering the Big Society requires people to have the right skills to deliver public services and build strong communities. A national skills strategy for the voluntary sector represents the foresight needed to bring about  a professional and thriving workforce.

This public consultantation was opened by Skills - Third Sector on 9 July. Skills - Third Sector are keen to engage as many voluntary organisations, membership and infrastructure organisations, funders, training providers and decision makers as possible and want to hear from people who work or volunteer in:

•   charities, social enterprises and other not-for-profit organisations

•   national membership and infrastructure organisations

•   the sector skills councils that have charities and social enterprises within their remit

•   national and regional government bodies with responsibility for supporting voluntary sector organisations

•   funding and training organisations who invest in improving effectiveness of the voluntary sector.

Your views on a National Skills Strategy for the Voluntary Sector are needed as the government has pledged support to voluntary sector organisations in delivering the Big Society, particularly in providing more public services and building strong communities. To rise to these challenges charities, social enterprises and other voluntary sector organisations need people with the right skills in the right numbers to make a difference.

The consultation also includes a number of  regional roundtables (dates are shown below) and an online consultation.

• Guildford, 20 July
• Newcastle, 22 July
• Leicester, 1 September
• Cambridge, 2 September
• Taunton, 7 September
• Manchester, 10 September.

To apply for a place at a roundtable email round.table@skills-thirdsector.org.uk.

Or, to take part in the consultation online visit the website www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk.