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Sector skills councils launch consultation on future qualifications

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Following the government’s changed policy on qualifications and apprenticeships across all sectors, the two sector skills councils responsible for the health and adult care workforces – Skills for Health and Skills for Care – have been working together to consider the future approach to health and adult care qualifications.

Both sector skills councils are committed to qualifications that have, at their core, shared knowledge and skills, which support the vision of employers and provide integrated services and the portability of skills and knowledge across the health and adult care workforce.

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Following a review into the content of current qualifications, they are holding an open consultation that will allow healthcare professionals to have their say on the councils’ proposed content changes to level 2 and level 3 health and social care diplomas.

Further information on the imposed changes is available here .

If you would like to contribute to this consultation, please visit the online survey here .

The questionnaire will close on Wednesday 10 August 2016.

Updates from the apprenticeship trailblazers

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As you probably know, apprenticeships are going through a radical redesign.  Last year, the government announced it would implement many of the recommendations of the Richard Review, with an emphasis on increasing employer involvement in the overall design of apprenticeships.

That process is now well under way, with a number of ‘trailblazer’ groups having been set up.  These groups, which are made up of large and small employers, professional bodies, trade associations and sector skills councils, have been working together to design new apprenticeship standards for occupations within their sector.  Whilst some of these ( Phase 1 ) have already delivered new standards, a further eight sectors were announced in April ( Phase 2 ), and are currently consulting on the draft apprenticeship standards that have been developed so far.

The consultation for the early years sector has just closed, but you can still read about it here .  However, consultations for the hair and beauty, adult social care retail sectors are still up and running, and your views are very much encouraged.

To take part in the hair and beauty trailblazer consultation, click here .

To take part in the adult social care trailblazer consultation, click here .

To take part in the retail trailblazer consultation, click here .