Reforming the Childrens Workforce

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Reforming the Childrens Workforce
Estelle Morris ChairChildren, Young People and
Families Workforce Development Council www.cwdcoun
cil.org.uk
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Vision

• To build a world class childrens, young people
  and families workforce

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Mission

• The Children's Workforce Development Council
  (CWDC) aims to improve the lives of children and
  young people. It will do this by ensuring that
  the people working with children have the best
  possible training, qualifications, support and
  advice. It will also help children and young
  peoples organisations and services to work
  together so that the child is at the centre of
  all services.

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Our Task

• Leadership Role
• Early Years
• Social Care
• Local and Regional Support
• Qualifications and Standards
• Workforce Intelligence
• Integrated Working
• Advise Government on Total Rewards
• Listen to Children, Young People Families

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Challenges Ahead

• Low status of work with children recruitment
  retention
• Too little training, qualifications not
  integrated
• Training not flexibly delivered
• Different sectors with different structures
  qualifications
• Silo mentality anxiety about change

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More Challenges

• Lack of flexibility preventing movement within
  the sector
• Difficulty recruiting / retaining staff
• Competition for recruits, and need to increase
  size of pool
• Early Years Professional
• Foster carers support training
• Everyone to focus on outcomes for children

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• www.cwdcouncil.org.uk