Workforce Development
See below for resources from government and other
organisations in the children's and voluntary and community
sectors.
Children's Workforce Development Council
(CWDC)
CWDC exists to improve the lives of children, young people,
their families and carers by ensuring that all people working with
them have the best possible training, qualifications, support and
advice. It also helps children and young people's
organisations and services to work together so that the child is at
the centre of all services.
Link to website
Funding guide to workforce development
NCVYS, July 2007
One of the biggest barriers for VCS staff and volunteers
accessing external training is the availability of funding. This
guide provides information on sources of funding to support the
development of the
VCS
children and young
people’s workforce.
The guide is split in to six
sections:
- Grants and public sector funding
- Charitable funding
- Loans (Government supported)
- Specialist and other sources of
funding
- Tips on accessing funding or free
training locally
- Sources of funding information
Funding guide [pdf 391kb]
Common core of skills and
knowledge for the children's workforce
DCSF, 2005
The DCSF worked with a partnership of
service user, employer and worker interests to develop this Common
Core of Skills and Knowledge. The prospectus sets out required
knowledge and skills to practise at a basic level in six areas of
expertise:
- effective communication and engagement
- child and young person development
- safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child
- supporting transitions
- multi-agency working
- sharing information.
Prospectus
[pdf 348kb]
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