Children's Workforce Development Council
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The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is a UK non-departmental public body
set up in 2005 to support the implementation of the government's "Every Child Matters
" strategy. It is part of Skills for Care and Development
, the Sector Skills Council for social care, children and young people's workforces in the UK. Among other things, the CWDC has been responsible for introducing Early Years Professional Status
, as part of the government's aim to professionalise the early years workforce.
Non-departmental public body
In the United Kingdom, a non-departmental public body —often referred to as a quango—is a classification applied by the Cabinet Office, Treasury, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive to certain types of public bodies...
set up in 2005 to support the implementation of the government's "Every Child Matters
Every Child Matters
Every Child Matters is a UK government initiative that was launched in 2003, at least partly in response to the death of Victoria Climbié...
" strategy. It is part of Skills for Care and Development
Skills for Care
Skills for Care is the strategic body for workforce development in adult social care in England.Skills for Care is an independent registered charity working with 35,000 adult social care employers to set the standards and qualifications to equip 1.5 million social care workers with the skills and...
, the Sector Skills Council for social care, children and young people's workforces in the UK. Among other things, the CWDC has been responsible for introducing Early Years Professional Status
Early Years Professional Status
Early Years Professional Status is a professional status for practitioners at the Early Years Foundation Stage , which is intended to be broadly equivalent to Qualified Teacher Status...
, as part of the government's aim to professionalise the early years workforce.