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Training
Central Training
www.centralcare.co.uk/
Central is a specialist recruitment and training resource for organisations within the social care and housing markets. Their public training programme is a series of one-day courses aimed specifically at people currently working within social care who either wish to update their knowledge and skills or explore different aspects of the work.
Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC)
www.cwdcouncil.org.uk/
CWDC is one of five bodies forming the UK Skills For Care and Development Sector Skills Council and coordinates the Children's Workforce Network. It aims to improve the lives of children and young people. It does this by ensuring that the people working with children have the best possible training, qualifications, support and advice. It will also help children and young people's organisations and services to work together so that the child is at the centre of all services.
General Social Care Council
www.gscc.org.uk
The General Social Care Council is the social care workforce regulator.
It will register social care workers and regulate their conduct and
training.
Skills for Care
www.skillsforcare.org
Skills for Care is one of five bodies forming the UK Skills For Care and Development Sector Skills Council and works closely with carers, employers and service users. Skills for Care aims to modernise adult social care in England, by ensuring qualifications and standards continually adapt to meet the changing needs of people who use care services. The website contains information on the training strategy and the Common Induction Standards (CIS) for all staff which Skills for Care has developed. The CIS provide a structured start for new care staff.
The Care Ambassador Scheme
www.careambassadors.info
The Care Ambassador Scheme is a Skills for Care initiative. For more information visit
Voluntary Sector Studies
www.volstudy.ac.uk
If you are a volunteer or paid employee working in a caring environment
in the voluntary sector, visit this website for information on a variety
of educational courses that give you the flexibility to study in your
own home and at your own pace.
Working for a Charity
www.wfac.org.uk
Working For A Charity exists to promote the voluntary sector as a
positive career option for those seeking paid employment and to promote
the opportunities and benefits of becoming a volunteer to people who
wish to do unpaid work.
Ofsted
www.ofsted.gov.uk
Ofsted - the Office for Standards in Education is the inspectorate for children and learners in England. From April 2007 Ofsted’s remit has expanded to include the children’s services work of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), together with the Children and Families Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) inspection remit of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Court Administration (HMICA) and the inspection work of the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). The organisation’s full title has changed to The Office for Standards in Education, Children Services and Skills but it will continue to be known as Ofsted.
National Extension College
http://www.nec.ac.uk/care/
The National Extension College provides flexible learning materials, which can be used by colleges, independent trainers and employers in care homes, large care groups, hospitals and local authorities to support care training.
British Association / College of Occupational Therapists
http://www.cot.org.uk/
The British Association/College of Occupational Therapists is the professional body for occupational therapy staff in the UK
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