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upstandards in public services has increasedinterest in the skills and experience ofstaff working in social care.  \nFresh initiatives-where experiencedsocial workers are positively required-have fuelled demand,which has causedrecruitment difficulties in some servicesand acry for more social workers.  \nFour areas have been highlighted:  \n·attracting more people into social workas a career  \n·encouraging people to return to socialwork after career breaks or job changes  \n·motivating social workers to stay  \n·ensuring all social workers continue tolearn and develop.  \nIn addressing this CCETSW andTOPSS have:  \n·encouraged and approved differentroutes to qualifying as a social worker,including part-time,distance learningor through employment partnerships  \n·workedwith the BBC's Learning Zoneto tell people about social work  \n·added to careers guidance for yomgpeople and students,like Springbourd-www.springboard.hobsons.com  \n·linked workforce planning to jobs andqualifications needed to make careerplanning easier  \nCCETSWInquiry prompts call-page 3New PQ Child Care AwardNEWS-page 5-page 6Latest publications-page 8  \nPathways to DipSW  \n·developed more specific postqualifying awards,such as the new PQChild Care Award.  \nLater this year TOPSS will produce agood practice guide for recruitment andCCETSWis due to publish the results ofa survey on what motivates students totake up social work training to enable newrecruits to be targeted more efliciently  \nZiggi Alexander:Calling for evidence  \n# Inquiry appeal\n\nThe Kings Fund,an independent thinktank,is to produce a report early nextyear on the future needs of users of careservices and the implications for socialcare staff and provider organisations.  \nPractical materials will also be producedto enable people employed in social careto act as effective recruiters.  \nJennifer Bernard,chiefexecutive ofCCETSW,said:\"Other action is beingplanned by employers and the localgovernment associations in partnershipwith government  \nZiggi Alexander,chair of CCETSW andTOPSS UK,is a member of the inquiryteam.She said:\"This inquiry is extremelyimportant and timely.We are all keen toensure that new policy initiatives have amajorimpauct on the quality of service usersexperiences in the future.But we need tohear the views and experiences of a widerange of organisations and individuals.\"  \n\"Together we believe we can shift thepublics views of welfare services and re-kindle an interest in social work fromprospective and current staff:Weall knowthat what we do matters.\"  \nThe inquiry is calling for informationandevidence from the socia care sector.The panel is particularly interested inexcellent practice that is user focused andthe tensions and difficulties that emergeas services become more responsive touser needs.  \nBreak the stereotype.  \n◎For further information contactSusan Hodge,King's Fund,Tel:02073072693  \nCareer choices:Challenging public perceptions  \nCCETSW  \nNEWS  \nCheck please  \nCCETSW is stronglyencuragingemployers to takcverification service to checkthe social workqualificationsboth ofexisting stalf and newrecruits.Employers can fax orwrite to:The VerificationOflicer.CCETSW Registry,3rd Floor.Caledonia Honse.223 Pentonville Road,IondonNI 9NG,Fax:02078373736  \nTOPSSEnglandgoes solo  \nTOPSS Engl:und has beconeorg:anisatioually ad financialyindependent ofCCETSWinthe ruin-p to the creation ofthe(eneral SocialCareComcil and is nowa limitedconpany and registered charityin its own right  \nAs am independent body;it isworking closely with CCETSWon several projects inpartncrship with the othernational TOPSS committeeswhich remain withinCCETSW.There are alsocloserelatiouships with othcrNational TrainingOrganisations(NTOs)in localgoveranent.health and thevoluntary sector:  \nWork on nationaloCcupational standardscontinues.particularly","cbCaibxqchY88Rsj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibxqchY88Rsj","pdf",2941703,"English","# Social workers are in 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