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Workforce development
Workforce development is one most important thing that every business counts upon being reliable and effective is their staff. Whether the business is a large multinational or a small, voluntary organisation, the people are what make it work.
Everyone responsible for a paid or volunteer workforce will benefit from developing a plan that gets the most from their people and combines the needs and priorities of the business with the personal development of staff and volunteers.
A Workforce Development Plan is a crucial tool in assisting an organisation in focussing on its priorities and identifying funding and solutions for the development, education and training of their workforce.
SkillsActive has developed tools and resources for playwork and sport and recreation that will allow organisations of all sizes to understand more about what this means to them and how they can complete a plan.
This tool is available specifically for the playwork sector:
A Guide To Successful Workforce Development Planning in Playwork
The first interactive CD toolkit to help Playwork employers develop their employees in the Playwork Sector, click here to download an information flyer.
If you join SkillsActive you can receive the tool-kit half price, receiving both at a discounted rate of £49.38.
Alternatively it can be purchased seperately for £40 + p&p.
Download an order form here.
The CD Toolkit will:
- Provide an overview of the importance of Workforce Development
- Take you through the Workforce Development Planning Process in six simple stages
- Provide you with 13 templates which are all downloadable and can be adapted to your own individual organisations needs
- Take you through the process of designing job descriptions which, are mapped to the National Occupation Standards
- Allow you to develop a complete Workforce Development Plan that will help you to build the skills and knowledge of your Playworkers and increase retention of staff
- Support you in increasing your chances of accessing public funding for education, training and development
- Improve the quality of the play opportunities you provide for children and young people.
Order your tool-kit today!
Playwork contacts
To find out more about joining SkillsActive click here.
To order a cd-rom:
- 020 7632 2000
playwork@skillsactive.com
To discuss Workforce Development and any further assistance that may be available for your organisation locally or nationally:
- Camilla Palmer
0121 602 5649
camilla.palmer@skillsactive.com
These tools and resources are available specifically for the sport and recreation sector:
Successful Workforce Development Planning – A Guide
This toolkit cd-rom is a members-only product that is available free to all SkillsActive members. Membership of SkillsActive is available to organisations from £25. Click here to find out more on membership.
The cd-rom provides:
- An overview of Workforce Development
- What Workforce Development can do for your organisation
- A simple process with templates and guidance to help you through
- Links to other organisations that can provide assistance
- A link to a diagnostic tool for Basic Skills
Successful Workforce Development Planning – The Workshop
The practical, interactive workshop "Making the Most of your People...workforce development planning", running in association with runningsports also provides the cd-rom Guide as a FREE resource to every candidate. The outcomes of the workshop are:
- What Workforce Development is
- Why it is worth it
- How to do it
- How to create an action plan to put it all into effect
Ultimately, we all need to ensure that Workforce Development Plans are in place to meet our demands for a highly motivated, skilled workforce, able to deliver the challenging targets set by and for sport.
Sport and recreation Contacts
To find out more about joining SkillsActive click here.
To order the "Successful Workforce Development Planning – A Guide" cd-rom:
To find out more about workshops:
- Margaret Nolan
020 7404 2224
skillsactiveworkshops@coachwise.ltd.uk
To discuss Workforce Development and any further assistance that may be available for your organisation locally or nationally:
- Steve Woolland
020 7632 2015
steve.woolland@skillsactive.com
