Centre of Workforce Supply - Social Care
International Recruitment into Adult Social Care in Scotland
This area has been created to support the recruitment of adult social care workers ethically and sustainably from overseas. The aim is to respond to some of the challenges currently faced by social care providers.
The Centre for Workforce Supply Social Care (CWSS), in NHS Education for Scotland has been established to coordinate this work. A number of social care providers will be commissioned to work with CWSS to identify opportunities to recruit social care workers internationally.
To find out more, please select the link to hear from our Director of Social Care, Gordon Patterson
International Recruitment Introduction Video
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23rd April 2025 Lunch & Learn Masterclass - 'An Introduction to International Recruitment'
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This event was recorded and can now be viewed via CWSS Masterclass April 2025
Resources
International Recruitment into Adult Social Care - Learning Report
In 2023, NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Centre for Workforce Supply Social Care (CWSS) team were commissioned to deliver a feasibility study of international recruitment into adult social care in Scotland, in partnership with Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA); the initial phase of this pilot project concluded at the end of March 2024. The project’s aim was to conduct a feasibility study for the development of an ethical and sustainable, person-centred model of international recruitment underpinned by robust pastoral support.
The project successfully supported internationally recruited staff to take up posts within Scotland, identifying many learnings along the way that provide useful insights for stakeholders and care providers engaging in international recruitment in the future. The final report, which you can find here, sets out the context and policy frameworks that have guided the project, as well as details of the activities, lessons identified and recommendations for future activity.
Learning Report June 2024
- CWSS Learning Report ( Download, 10 MB)
Get in touch
If you would like to get in contact with the CWSS team, you can send an email to us at nes.cwssocial@nhs.scot
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