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            <title><![CDATA[Diabetes qualifications will upskill social care worker 27.4.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Easy to use diabetes qualifications will help the adult social care sector workers develop the skills they need to support a predicted huge rise in people with diabetes.
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            <title><![CDATA[Skills for Care complete move to area networks - 5.4.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Skills for Care has completed a move to area networks that will provide more flexible support to adult social care employers to develop the skills and knowledge of 1.56 million workers across England.

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            <title><![CDATA[Apprenticeship success in social care - 4.4.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Apprenticeship numbers in social care continue to increase. The total number of starts on the joint health and social care framework is 52,541. The majority of these 50,472, are in social care.

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            <title><![CDATA[New report analyses the adult social care workforce in Englands local authorities - 29.3.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A social care workforce report using new data from local authorities on Skills for Cares National Minimum Data Set for Social Care (NMDS-SC) has been published today.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[NMDS-SC: More information shared with the Care Quality Commission (CQC)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[30 Indicators now in the Quality and Risk Profiles (QRP) based on NMDS-SC data.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sunnyside House scoop Winner of Winners prize at Skills for Cares Accolades - 9.3.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sunnyside House have beaten off strong competition at the prestigious Skills for Care Accolades to scoop the Winner of Winners award. 

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            <title><![CDATA[Work on national minimum training standards and code of conduct due to begin in April - 9.3.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Development of national minimum training standards and a code of conduct for healthcare support workers reporting to registered nurses and midwives and adult social care workers in England is due to begin in April.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Refreshed Management Induction Standards launched at Skills for Care national conference - 8.3.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Refreshed Management Induction Standards were today launched at Skills for Cares national conference in Manchester.
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            <title><![CDATA[Record number of adult social care apprentices - 7.2.12]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Adult social care employers are celebrating the achievements of a record number of apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week which kicks off this week.

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            <title><![CDATA[SfC&D and employers secure investment for the social work, social care and childrens workforce 25.11.11]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00  GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Skills for Care and Development (SfC&D) is delighted to announce that it has secured 2.2million to invest in employer initiatives to continue the development of this very important, highly skilled workforce. 
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