Six million workers are supporting the nation’s youth
14:06 - 01/03/2010
Six million workers are supporting th...
A new report commissioned by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) estimates that around 6 million paid staff and volunteers – equating to nearly one in seven adults – are involved in supporting young people throughout the UK.
The report, A picture worth millions, is the first of its kind and is designed to provide information about people who work to support the personal and social development of teenagers living in this country. These six million people work in over 55 different occupations across 12 separate sectors, including public and private sectors, charity, community and faith organisations.
The findings show that 87% of this workforce – 5.25 million people – are unpaid volunteers. The majority of people who help and support young people – 3.7 million, to be exact - are working within the sports and recreation sector and one in four clubs within this sector operate on a purely voluntary basis with workers giving up their evenings and weekends.
The CWDC have issued the report just as they are launching a major programme of reforms and training requirements for the young people’s workforce. They want current and future leaders and managers to undergo further training and are drawing up funding programmes to provide training for volunteers and charitable organisations. They are also in the process of developing a common platform of skills and competencies in order to provide consistency in the abilities required by those who work to support young people as they make the transition to adulthood.
Deirdre Quill, Director of Integrated Workforce at CWDC, said: “This research is groundbreaking. It reveals the incredible amount of care, dedication and hard work invested across the country in supporting our young people's development. […] CWDC, together with its partners, is introducing a series of major reforms that will make the workforce more integrated and more skilled and support the invaluable contribution made by the third sector. Through initiatives such as the Young People's Workforce Reform Programme we can help the workforce reach its full potential - and thereby support even more young people reach theirs.”
We can offer a number of courses designed to help develop the skills of those who work in a supportive role with children and young people. Mike Mulcahy, Head of Curriculum, says: “Our courses are mapped to national standards, meet Ofsted requirements and detail the relevant legislation surrounding each subject. We can offer a comprehensive Advanced Paediatric First Aid course which is designed for those who work closely with children and a Child Protection course to help workers understand their responsibilities for safeguarding the children under their care or supervision.
"In addition to these courses we can also provide a health and safety course tailored specifically for child carers and a wide range of other courses that may prove useful for the millions of people who work with children - such as general courses like Food Hygiene training and more specific courses like Epilepsy Awareness. Whatever the nature of your role, we can help you improve your knowledge and therefore provide a higher quality of care.”
For further information on any of these training courses please call us today.
The report, A picture worth millions, is the first of its kind and is designed to provide information about people who work to support the personal and social development of teenagers living in this country. These six million people work in over 55 different occupations across 12 separate sectors, including public and private sectors, charity, community and faith organisations.
The findings show that 87% of this workforce – 5.25 million people – are unpaid volunteers. The majority of people who help and support young people – 3.7 million, to be exact - are working within the sports and recreation sector and one in four clubs within this sector operate on a purely voluntary basis with workers giving up their evenings and weekends.
The CWDC have issued the report just as they are launching a major programme of reforms and training requirements for the young people’s workforce. They want current and future leaders and managers to undergo further training and are drawing up funding programmes to provide training for volunteers and charitable organisations. They are also in the process of developing a common platform of skills and competencies in order to provide consistency in the abilities required by those who work to support young people as they make the transition to adulthood.
Deirdre Quill, Director of Integrated Workforce at CWDC, said: “This research is groundbreaking. It reveals the incredible amount of care, dedication and hard work invested across the country in supporting our young people's development. […] CWDC, together with its partners, is introducing a series of major reforms that will make the workforce more integrated and more skilled and support the invaluable contribution made by the third sector. Through initiatives such as the Young People's Workforce Reform Programme we can help the workforce reach its full potential - and thereby support even more young people reach theirs.”
We can offer a number of courses designed to help develop the skills of those who work in a supportive role with children and young people. Mike Mulcahy, Head of Curriculum, says: “Our courses are mapped to national standards, meet Ofsted requirements and detail the relevant legislation surrounding each subject. We can offer a comprehensive Advanced Paediatric First Aid course which is designed for those who work closely with children and a Child Protection course to help workers understand their responsibilities for safeguarding the children under their care or supervision.
"In addition to these courses we can also provide a health and safety course tailored specifically for child carers and a wide range of other courses that may prove useful for the millions of people who work with children - such as general courses like Food Hygiene training and more specific courses like Epilepsy Awareness. Whatever the nature of your role, we can help you improve your knowledge and therefore provide a higher quality of care.”
For further information on any of these training courses please call us today.
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