The event, co-organised by the Scottish Parliament's think-tank the Futures Forum, brought children and youth professionals together to discuss the future of the workforce. Professionals attending the event unanimously voted for reform of the 150,000-strong children's workforce.
The seminar, which was held last week, explored the potential for Scotland to follow other countries, such as Sweden, in developing common training for everybody working with children and young people.
The discussions will feed into a report by Children in Scotland, the International Futures Forum and the Scottish Council Foundation on reforming the professions, due out in September.
Children in Scotland chief executive Bronwen Cohen cited arts workers as a possible model for the future. "Arts workers could be an increasingly important group of people within the workforce," she said. "But they tend to be marginalised and poorly paid."
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