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SSSC Annual Report - A Trained and trusted workforce a must!

High quality social care is dependent on a trained and trusted workforce, says the Scottish Social Services Council, the body responsible for developing and regulating Scotland's 198,000 social service workers, in its annual report for 2010/11.

Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of the SSSC said:

"The social service workforce is vital to Scotland's future.  As well as caring for the people who need it most, they help people in all of our communities from our youngest to our oldest to live better and more equal lives. We are making significant progress towards our outcomes to ensure the sector is made up of the right people with the right skills and the right education and training to ensure that the people using services are protected and have safe and competent workers....."

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