Nationally, the Government will provide the framework for reform of the children and young people’s workforce, and will establish a new National Children and Young People’s Workforce Partnership to support the development and delivery of the government’s priorities for whole workforce reform. The Partnership will include people from the workforce, their representatives and others with expertise – for example from unions, employer representatives, Sector Skills Councils, the Association for Directors of Children’s Services and organisations supporting workforce development and reform.
Locally, the 2020 Strategy highlights the role of Children’s Trusts in providing strategic leadership and taking a clear lead in developing, implementing and reviewing local workforce reform, and in commissioning local services and training that enable it to happen. Effective commissioning is identified as an important lever for raising workforce quality and for driving forward whole workforce reform, as the quality of services is dependent on the workforce. Services can only meet needs of children, young people and families effectively if the people leading and delivering them have the right skills and knowledge.
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