
New website charts the voluntary sector’s workforce
The latest intelligence charting the voluntary sector's workforce since 2001 is now available in one place at UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2013. Skills- Third Sector has been working with NCVO and the Third Sector Research Centre to produce this easy-to-use and accessible resource which draws on a decade of authoritative data to explore how the sector’s workforce has changed. The fifteen themes explore the main traits of voluntary sector employment, covering its size and characteristics, the nature of working conditions within the sector, and the levels of skills and training across the sector. Keith Mogford, chief executive of Skills- Third Sector explains why this resource is so important: "Charities, voluntary and community groups, social enterprises and their stakeholders need the best quality evidence base to help them inform policy and…