Employers in the children and young people's workforce

CWDC offers employers:

advice about the qualifications and training required for certain job roles within the children and young people’s workforce
guidance on induction training for new workers
support information for implementing new standards
the benefits of on-the-job training programmes and continuing professional development for employees.

Page updated: 3 September 2009

Thousands of newly qualified social workers benefit from CWDC reform programme 24 March: Over 3,000 newly qualified social workers have joined a programme to support them in their first year of employment - with 2,012 signing up in the last six months alone.
New scheme to Step Up social work recruitment 19 February: A new ‘earn and learn’ scheme has launched to address the financial barriers faced by career changers in order to boost social work recruitment.
Social work degree applications at new high 16 February: Social work degree applications have soared by more than 40% in the last year according to figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) last week.
CWDC welcomes Social Work Task Force's report 01 December: The Social Work Task Force today published findings from its review of the social work sector. The report's recommendations look at how recent progress in supporting the social work profession can be enhanced and identify what more could to done to improv
Campaign fuels surge in children's social work enquiries 10 November: More than 30,000 people want to become children's social workers following the launch of a hard-hitting recruitment campaign.
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