A new interactive version of the induction framework for care workers is now available. The desk-based app allows workers to record the learning achieve during their first 12 weeks of
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Skills for Health has launched the revised National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Drugs & Alcohol workers. The Standards were developed by Skills for Health as part of a UK Commission
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Students looking to start university or college this autumn can now use UCAS Extra to try and secure an offer if they’ve been unsuccessful so far. The UCAS Extra service,
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Leonard Cheshire Disability has just launched ‘Change100’, a national campaign to find talented disabled undergraduates to work in some of the UK’s leading companies as paid interns. Research from the
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The Open University have announced that the BA (Honours) Social Work (Wales) has been re-approved by the Care Council for Wales, meeting all the regulatory requirements. The submission to the
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The NHS Business Services Authority are surveying the social work student population (undergraduates and postgraduates from English universities) on behalf of the Department of Health. If you are an undergraduate
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Two groundbreaking research studies by University of Manchester researchers have been recognised nationally for their involvement of service users and carers in their programmes. CaFI will improve evidence-based care for
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The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) in Stirling has announced details of its nationally recognised programme to train one of your staff members as a facilitator. The facilitator then delivers
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Nearly 100 groups to benefit from £966,000 third-sector skills development fund. Funding of more than £950,000 is being allocated to help Scotland’s care providers to meet their workforce qualification requirements.
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The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) have issued a call for absracts for their 9th annual gathering to take place in Edinburgh
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