Course: Employers' Role, Topic: In Practice

In Practice
Employers' Role
A number of employers provide a commentary on what they see as the importance of CPD in developing an effective workforce across the CLD sector.
- Youth Scotland's Story Page
  Carol Downie, Chief Executive of Youth Scotland, identified that within the organisation the first rung on the ladder into a career in youth work was missing for a lot of young people, sessional youth workers and volunteers. Youth Scotland has developed a series of creative solutions to address this gap.
- The future of CPD for the field Page
  In this video we ask Jim Sweeney (Youthlink) and Christina Pollock (North Lanarkshire Council) "how do you see CPD operating in the future?".
- Employers talk about their personal CPD development Page
  In this video, employers tell us about the CPD that they have personally been involved in.
- Employers talk about the competing priorities for CPD Page
  In this video, we asked Helen Scammell (GCVS) and John McCann (Scotland's Colleges) "with competing priorities, where does CPD come in your list?".
- The Employers' role in promoting CPD Page
  In this video, Helen Scammell of Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector talks about the employers' role in promoting CPD across the CLD sector.
- Selling CPD to other employers Page
  In this video, David Anderson (South Ayrshire Council) and Jim Sweeney (Youthlink) describe how they would sell CPD to other employers.