Question reference: S6W-26660
- Date lodged: 3 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to encourage school leavers to consider social care as a career pathway.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the importance of encouraging young people to enter the social care workforce, and are working with partners to provide future sustainability to the sector and create additional career choices for those looking to leave education.
This has included a burst of marketing activity which specifically engaged with school leavers in summer 2023, and a careers event held in collaboration with Developing the Young Workforce Forth Valley in October 2023.