The UK Voluntary Sector Workforce Almanac 2011

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About this slide pack1. Introduction2. How many people work in the voluntary sector?3. Who works in the voluntary sector?4. Where are voluntary sector staff located?5. What type of work is undertaken in the voluntary sector?6. What are working patterns like in the voluntary sector?7. How secure are jobs in the voluntary sector?8. What is the state of pay in the voluntary sector?9. What is the contribution of volunteers to the voluntary sector?10. What is the nature of recruitment within the voluntary sector?11. What skills are required in the voluntary sector?12. What approaches to training exist in the voluntary sector?13. What are the main barriers to training in the voluntary sector?14. What training opportunities are there in the voluntary sector?15. How popular are apprenticeships in the voluntary sector?16. What impact has the recession had on employment in the voluntary sector?17. How will future trends affect the voluntary sector workforce?18. Where to find out more19. The small print (Hyperlinks work in slideshow mode)

1. Introduction• Our Workforce Almanac provides up-to-date authoritative research

on the size, characteristics, and skills of the UK voluntary sector workforce, drawing upon a decade’s worth of data to explore how the sector’s workforce has changed.

• It is hoped that this publication will prove to be a useful resource for a range of audiences and stakeholders including employers, current and potential employees, funders, policymakers and training providers.

• The role of the voluntary sector as the employer and manager of a significant number of paid staff and volunteers places certain demands upon its organisations.

• In a climate in which voluntary organisations are being asked to deliver ever more services with decreasing resources, we hope that this publication can provide a touchstone through which to access key information on the sector’s workforce.

2. How many people work in thevoluntary sector?

• 765,000 people worked in the voluntary sector in 2010.• 40% increase since 2001.• The sector employs around 2.7% of the UK workforce.

3. Who works in the voluntary sector?

• Over half a million women employed in the voluntary sector.• Voluntary sector workforce slightly older than other sectors.• One-fifth of voluntary sector workforce has a disability.

4. Where are voluntary sector staff located?• 32% of the voluntary sector

workforce lived in London and the South-East.

• 31% of voluntary sector workers are employed in workplaces with less than ten employees.

• 51% were employed in workplaces with less than 25 paid staff members.

• 57% of the voluntary sector workforce are employed in ‘health and social work’, equating to 437,000 people.

• 37% of sector’s workforce, amounting to 281,000 people, were employed in ‘social work activities without accommodation.

• A further 115,000 people (15%) were employed in ‘residential care activities’.

5. What type of work is undertaken in the voluntary sector?

6. What are working patterns like in the voluntary sector?

• 38% of voluntary sector workers were employed part-time, a higher proportion than within the private and public sectors.

• 45% of the women employed within the voluntary sector were employed part-time.

7. How secure are jobs in the voluntary sector?

• 9% of voluntary sector employees were on temporary contracts.• 62% of temporary workers were on a fixed-term contract.• 10% looking for a different/additional job = 73,000 people.

8. What is the state of pay in thevoluntary sector?

• Gross weekly pay in the voluntary sector amounted to an average of £398 in 2010, lower than in both the private and public sectors (£453 and £467 respectively).

• 17% of voluntary sector workers was a trade union or staff association member. This is higher than in the private sector (12%) but much lower than in the public sector (55%).

9. What is the contribution of volunteers to the voluntary sector?

• Just under four in ten adults (39%) formally volunteer at least once a year with one-quarter (25%) formally volunteering at least once a month.

10. What is the nature of recruitment within the voluntary sector?

• 35% of voluntary sector employers with hard-to-fill vacancies said the main cause was a low number of applicants with the required skills.

• 20% reported poor terms and conditions (e.g. pay) offered.

• 73% of voluntary sector employees held an A Level qualification, its equivalent or higher.

• However, 18% of employers reported that their staff had skills gaps.

11. What skills are required in thevoluntary sector?

• 56% of voluntary organisations had a training plan. • 64% of voluntary organisations had a training budget.• 75% formally assessed if employees had skills gaps.

12. What approaches to training exist in the voluntary sector?

13. What are the main barriers to training in the voluntary sector?

• 45% of voluntary sector employers who hadn’t funded any training in the last year said the main reason was that all staff were fully proficient in their role.

• 24% of voluntary sector employers who stated that they had staff who were not fully proficient explained that it was because of a failure to train and develop staff.

14. What training opportunitiesare there in the voluntary sector?

• 56% provided both on-the-job and off-the-job training in their organisation however 18% provided no training at all.

• 49% of the employers reported that on average they provided less than 4 days training per trainee per year.

15. How popular are apprenticeships in the voluntary sector?

• 5% of voluntary sector employers either currently had or offered apprenticeships.

• Only 2% currently had staff undertaking apprenticeships.

• During recession, voluntary sector workforce still increasing.

• Between 2010 and 2011, drop of 5% in voluntary sector employment.

16. What impact has the recession had on employment in the voluntary sector?

17. How will future trends affectthe voluntary sector workforce?

• Public service delivery• Level and sources of income• Constrained public spending• Efficiency and value for

money• Personalisation of services

• Expectations of evidence• Collaborative working• Trends in volunteering• Ageing population• Changing labour markets

Ten strategic drivers:

18. Where to find out more• The UK voluntary sector workforce almanac 2011

http://ncvo.org/ulkh1D • The tables behind these charts and more http://ncvo.org/utrTEU • The UK civil society almanac 2010 http://ncvo.org/mCLjhZ• Economic downturn hits charity workforce http://ncvo.org/pLNjyW • Citizenship Survey: 2010 – 2011 http://ncvo.org/qCfvkX • Counting the cuts http://ncvo.org/r2jtY5 • Mapping the Big Society: perspectives from the Third Sector

Research Centre http://ncvo.org/qrgYiQ • A national skills framework for the voluntary sector

http://ncvo.org/qkcTsa

19. The small printSize and characteristics•Our employment figures on the size and characteristics of each sector are largely based on Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The LFS surveys a representative sample of 60,000 private households every quarter.Volunteering•The most recent statistics on volunteering are available from the 2010 – 2011 Citizenship Survey.Learning and skills•Our learning and skills figures are mainly based on figures from the National Employers Skills Survey (NESS). NESS is a biannual survey of English employers.