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The Uk's Healthcare Law Service
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CSCI issues guidance on qualification targets to improve services in children's homes
Wednesday 2 February 2005
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) has revised its policy on the required National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) for managers and care staff working in children's homes.
The revised guidance, which came into force on 31 January 2005, has been co-produced with Topss, to assist Inspectors when making judgements as to whether the qualifications (29.5 and 34.3) in the National Minimum Standards for children's homes are met.
It is important that care staff have a minimum level of assessed competency, as this is likely to improve outcomes for children and young people for whom they provide care.
The guidance is split into two parts and covers qualifications for the managers and qualifications for care staff.
Roger Morgan, Children's Rights Director remarked: "Children have told me through our consultations, that staff training is vital to their quality of care and I hope very much that the new guidance will help both services and inspectors make judgements about training levels which will make a difference to children."
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