Children's Workforce Development

Workforce development is about supporting staff, volunteers, and trustees…to gain and improve their skills, knowledge and understanding in order to their jobs well and continually improve the services they deliver to children, young people and their families/carers.

Why is it important to develop the workforce?

The following are some of the key messages as to why it is important to develop the Children's Workforce:

* Children & young people want to work with skilled people

* Will ensure the safety of children

* Will help with recruitment and retention of people

* Will develop good practice & improve quality

* It may become a requirement to gain funding

For further explanation of these points have a look at the 'Why Workforce Development?' Sheet by Children England attached below
 

Workforce development can include: training; qualifications; induction; work shadowing; supervision; appraisals; reading and mentoring'.

The other attachments are guides that provide more information on key workforce development features and  explains why these are important.