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The Skills Academy is a national organisation that endorses social care training.
Our quality marks are about recognising and promoting exemplary social care training providers – ensuring that they meet the needs of employers, learners and of those receiving care.
The three quality marks we endorse have been developed with employers. They are based on peer review and managed by a network of Regional Review Coordinators.
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Centres of Excellence
These are training organisations who demonstrate exemplary commitment to meeting the needs of learners in adult social care, to compliance with the social model of care, and to understanding and measuring the impact of their provision on the lives of the people who use services.
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Recognised Providers
These are training organisations who demonstrate a professional approach to education and training in adult social care.
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Endorsed Practitioner
These are individual, or 'sole trader', training providers who demonstrate that they take a professional approach to education and training in adult social care.
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Disclaimer
The training providers on this list have been through a rigorous self-evaluation and independent review process. This has focused on the systems and processes they have in place for the development and delivery of learning opportunities related to adult social care.
The National Skills Academy for Social Care endorsement framework does not investigate the actual content of the learning programmes offered by these providers. It is considered to be the professional responsibility of the organisations to keep up to date with developments in the sector which will influence such content. Should failure to deliver to the latest specifications emerge, the National Skills Academy will not be held responsible for the event or the consequences of such failure.
Purchasers of training should satisfy themselves that the training content, delivery method and any other relevant matter is suitable for their needs. The National Skills Academy does not make any other warranty about the suitability of a training provider, including any warranty as to the provider’s financial circumstances or viability. We would advise that purchasing decisions incorporate reasonable due diligence in all such regards.