Personnel in the municipal child welfare service, 2008

The number of staff relative to the number of children below 18 years was 3.0 man-years per 1 000 children. In 2007 the corresponding figure was 2.9. A key trend is that a larger part of those employed in the Child Welfare Service have professional training. Nine of ten employees are now skilled workers and have education above collage.

The number of residential childcare workers and employees with other higher education increased with 51 and 42 man-years respectively in 2008. The number of man-years by social workers was the same as in 2007. Together, these three groups of professionals now add up to 89 per cent of the staff in the municipal child welfare service.

127 positions were vacant in the municipal child welfare service at the end of 2008, compared to 105 at the end of 2007.

Tables:

• Table 1 Man-year in the child welfare service per 31 December, by county. 1993-2008
• Table 2 Man-year in the child welfare service per 31 December, by municipality. 2008