Joe Dowd

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Joe Dowd Workforce Plus Drugs and Alcohol
Today 10 June 2008
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Workforce Plus

• A Framework for all of Scotland
• Support local areas to map and improve
  employability interventions to support people
  into work
• Ministerial Support
• Over 20 areas developing Employability
  Partnerships
• National Delivery Group and Board

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Some Lessons

• This is a challenging agenda
• Needs strong leadership (locally and nationally)
• Very cross-cutting agenda
• Needs to focus on the needs of the individual
• Areas have lots of common challenges and
  opportunities

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Sharing the Learning

• Creation and sustaining of a Communities of
  Practice network, incorporating
• Targeted events to disseminate and share lessons
  and experience
• Facilitated networks and learning sets to build
  skills and apply lessons
• A web based resource to provide a home for new
  tools and resources including How to Guides
• A regular e-bulletin to keep wider interests
  informed of developments

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The Road To Recovery

• Wide Support
• Focus on Recovery
• Reform of Drug Services

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Practice

• Dumbarton Area Council on Alcohol
• Transition in Edinburgh
• Connect2 - South Lanarkshire
• City Wide approach - Glasgow

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• Joe Dowd
• Workforce Plus Team
• Employability.framework_at_scotland.gsi.gov.uk
• Tel [phone]