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Useful Links

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National

• www.dh.gov.uk - Department of Health
• www.cqc.org.uk - Care Quality Commission
• www.ukstandards.org - National Occupational Standards Directory
• www.gscc.org.uk - General Social Care Council
• www.skillsforcare.org.uk - Skills for Care
• www.skillsforhealth.org.uk - Skills for Health
• www.scie.org.uk - Social care Institute for Excellence
• www.skilsfundingagency.com - Skills Funding Agency
• www.ukhca.co.uk - United Kingdom Home Care Association
• www.socialcaring.co.uk - Social Care Association
• www.valuingpeople.gov.uk - Valuing People - Learning Disabilities
• www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/danos/ - Drugs and Alcohol Occupational Standards
• www.scils.co.uk - Social Care Information and Learning Service - very useful for supporting information for NVQ's in Care.
• www.adass.org.uk - Association of Directors of Adults Social Services
• www.basw.co.uk - British Association of Social Workers
• www.bcodp.org.uk - British Council of Disabled People
• www.ncha.gb.com - National Care Homes Association - Independent Care Organisation
• www.arcuk.org.uk - Association for Real Change
• www.learntocare.org.uk - Supporting workforce development
• www.shapingourlives.org.uk - National service users network

Local

• northeast.skillsforcare.org.uk - Skills for Care North East
• www.onevoice.co.uk - One Voice Network Voluntary Sector Academy - The voice of the voluntary sector in County Durham

Education And Training Links

• www.niace.org.uk/projects/learningfromexperience/ - The Skills for Life agenda
• www.niace.org.uk/bpln/Default.htm - Black practitioners and learners network
• www.coursefinder.org.uk - Course Finder - Information on full and part time courses in the North East
• www.trainersandconsultantsdirect.org.uk - An easy to use service for organisations looking to contract a trainer, consultant etc.
• www.newcollegedurham.ac.uk - New College Durham
• www.bacoll.ac.uk - Bishop Auckland College
• www.eastdurham.ac.uk - East Durham College
• www.derwentside.ac.uk - Derwentside College
• www.darlington.ac.uk - Darlington College
• www.city-and-guilds.co.uk - City and Guilds
• www.edexcel.org.uk - Edexcel
• www.ocr.org.uk - OCR

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