Our partners
CWDC is part of several networks and alliances with other organisations. This page aims to illustrate where CWDC fits in relation to our partners.
- The Skills for Care and Development Sector Skills Council.
- The Children's Workforce Network - currently being disbanded.
- The Skills for Business Network.
CWDC is one of the five bodies that make up the Sector Skills Council, Skills for Care & Development (SfC&D). Skills for Care & Development is one of the 25 Sector Skills Councils that constitute the Skills for Business Network (SfB).
The Children's Workforce Network (CWN) is currently being disbanded.
CWDC's sponsoring government department is the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). CWDC's remit and most of its funding comes from DCSF, with smaller pots of funding coming from the Department of Health (DH) and other places.
In April 2008, CWDC became an executive Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB).
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Recent news
- 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 takes on parenting programme work from National Academy for Parenting Practitioners 15 December
- CWDC has announced it will create a new programme to develop the parenting workforce.
- CWDC publishes third annual report and accounts 28 September
- The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has published its annual report and accounts for 2008-2009.
- CWDC announces new chair 03 July
- Paul Ennals has been appointed as the new chair of the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).
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