CWDC, NCSL and TDA : Working together to deliver the children's workforce

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC), the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) and the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) share a commitment to building a workforce that can transform the lives of children and young people.

We do this through workforce development for specific sectors and the development of skills and expertise across all sectors.

We share a commitment to seeing integrated working practices as being at the heart of a reformed workforce.

We collaborate nationally and regionally to ensure a more effective use of resources to meet the specific needs of organisations delivering services in local areas.

CWDC specialises in the development of the children's workforce outside schools and the development of the integrated qualifications framework. The focus in 2008 is on early years, youth, social care and integration of leadership and management of children's services in local authorities (LAs).

NCSL specialises in school leadership and management development, championing excellent school and children's centre leadership, growing and supporting current and future school leaders and developing leaders who effectively work with other partners to support children, families and communities.

TDA's mission is to support and challenge schools in England to secure an effective children's workforce that improves children's and young people's achievement and well-being. We do this through securing the supply of the teaching workforce, helping schools to develop and deploy the whole workforce, and supporting integrated working with other services through helping to reform the workforce.

Building a workforce that can transform the lives of children and young people.