Announcing its remit for the coming financial year, the council said it will continue to drive workforce development in social work, early years, educational psychology, families and parenting and sector-led support until next April and has committed to continue beyond 2012 despite the loss of government funding.
After March next year, most of the council’s work will be transferred to the Department for Education after the government decided to cease funding for the sector skills council’s work as a non-departmental public body.
Jane Haywood, CWDC chief executive, said: "At the moment, employers are making some tough frontline decisions. We want to support them in this role, and make sure we build on what we know works so we can continue to make a difference to children and young people’s lives.
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