The common core of skills and knowledge for the children's workforce describes the knowledge and skills that folks dealing with children and teenagers in the United Kingdom are expected to have. A couple of six regions of expertise involved in the common core of skills, and these six areas provide a single framework targeted at underpinning an integrated multiagency cooperation, training, qualification and professional standards across the children's workforce. The common core of skills is inclusive of folks working with children all the time, as well as those working with the kids on a component time basis. Additionally it is inclusive of paid staff as well as those working as volunteers on the children's workforce.
The common core of skills also sets out common values for childcare professionals, thereby promoting equality and challenging stereotypes, while at the same time respecting diversity. The common core of skills and knowledge was initially launched in 2005, with the purpose of enabling professionals and volunteers working in the children's workforce to carry out their duties better in the interest of the kids and young people being cared for. The normal core was developed in order to underpin successful integration and multiagency cooperation in the United Kingdom.
The Children's Workforce Development Council recognized six regions of expertise that are deemed to be essential for people dealing with children and their families. These include:
1. Effective communication and engagement with children, teenagers and families
2. Child and young person development
3. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child or young person
4. Supporting transitions
5. Multi-agency and integrated working
6. Information sharing
Each of these areas contains information about the mandatory knowledge and skills for childcare workers. These basic requirements permit care providers to do their jobs well. Within the common core of skills, skill is defined as the capability to do something, usually through experience or training, while Knowledge is described as a knowledge or awareness gained through learning or experience. (The Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce) The normal core of skills also sets out that 'providers should apply these skills and knowledge in their work and take account of the backdrop and circumstances highly relevant to a predicament. ' (The Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce)
Recently, the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) refreshed and published some new guidance which updates the normal core of skills that childcare staff should possess in britain. The final update of the normal core of skills happened in 2005.
In partnership with various other government organizations, the Children's Workforce Development Council investigated the relevance of the contents of the normal core of skills. Thus, the common core of skills was updated to ensure that childcare professionals have got a common group of basic skills and knowledge that would enable these to do their job in harmony with one another. The common core was also refreshed to ensure that childcare professionals can communicate effectively, so as to be able to support the kids and their families better.
Effective communication and engagement with children, young people and their families
Effective communication is essential when working with children, their own families, young people and other care providers. Good communication will help in building trust and encourages children in need of childcare services to get advice and make use of the care services provided. Appropriate communication is important for the establishment and maintenance of relationships, as well as being an active process that involves listening, asking questions, understanding issues and responding.
'Effective communication extends to involving children, teenagers, their parents and caregivers in the look and delivery of services and decisions that affect them. It's important to consult people influenced and consider opinions and perspectives from the outset. Another crucial element of effective communication is developing trust between your workforce and children, young people, parents and care providers as well as within different sectors of the workforce itself. ' (THE NORMAL Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce)
Child and young person development
This area of the common core of skills and knowledge deals with the intellectual, social, linguistic, physical and emotional growth and development of the kids and teenagers receiving care services, it's important to comprehend the changes that occur during development in children and young people, and how these changes affect the behavior of the children.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child or young person
People in the children's workforce are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the young ones. This is a very important responsibility which requires paying close attention to the needs of the kids. It involves the capability to recognize situations in which a child or young person is failing to reach his or her developmental potential, or when a child's mental or physical health is impaired. Childcare employees are also required to b in a position to recognize whenever a child is displaying harmful or risky or behavior, or when a child is being abused or neglected. Care providers should also have the ability to identify sources of help for these children and their own families. It is important to recognize concerns and where appropriate take action as early as possible so that children, teenagers, their own families and caregivers can receive the help they want.
Supporting transitions
It is expected that the use of the common core of skills may vary according to the roles of childcare professionals and the sector involved. Thus, different organizations can find the most appropriate ways of expressing the various areas of expertise indicated in the normal core of skills. 'Those who work with children and young people at all times will use the normal core in several contexts and different degrees of depth from those who come into contact with children and young people as only part of their job' (The Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce. ) It is also expected that certain roles in the children's workforce will focus more on certain areas of the common core. Childcare professionals who connect to children frequently will make use of the common core to another degree of depth and in a different context from part-time or voluntary workers who use the children and young people less frequently.
It should be noted that don't assume all practitioner will be regularly involved with supporting transitions, although all practitioners must understand at least the main areas of the sections of the common core of skills in a manner that is relevant to their work.
Multi-agency and integrated working
It has been observed that the common core of skills should be more clearly positioned to work in conjunction with the every child matters initiative, the National Occupational Standards and the common assessment framework, although there must be adjustments to be able to care for any future change in laws or programs related to the common core of skills.
There is also the problem of initial training as pertains to the common core of skills. It is because currently, the common core of skills applies only in England, and accredited qualifications derive from standards in britain. A lot of folks believe that the common core of skills should be incorporated into regulation and inspection in order for it to be accepted and embraced by everyone. That is evident in the responses and feedback from questionnaires, and studies completed about the efficacy of the common core of skills.
Information sharing
In order to be able to deliver quality childcare services to children in britain, it is essential to talk about information in a timely and accurate manner. Accurate sharing of information can in fact assist in saving lives, so childcare professionals can interact and share information in a proper manner for the safety and wellbeing of the children. Information sharing also allows childcare workers to understand situations better, and quicker. When interviewed, most parents were happy about the info sharing dependence on the common core of skills. They responded that information sharing among childcare professionals ensured that the caregivers and the parents didn't have to keep repeating information many times over.
'Sharing information in a timely and accurate way can be an essential part of delivering better services to children, teenagers, their own families and care providers. Sometimes it can help to save lots of lives. Practitioners at different agencies should interact and share information appropriately for the safety and well-being of children. It is important to comprehend and respect legislation and ethics surrounding the confidentiality and security of information. It is very important to develop trust with the child or young person and their family from the outset by clarifying issues and procedures surrounding confidentiality, consent and information sharing. Practitioners should stick to the correct principles, policies and procedures for information sharing, making certain the child or young person, parent or caregiver understands the procedure. ' (THE NORMAL Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce)
