Who cares about skills? The impact and limits of statutory regulation on qualifications and skills in social care
British Journal of Industrial Relations
2011
49
4
December
601-622
human resources management ; healthcare worker ; skilled worker ; training needs
Education and training
English
Bibliogr.
"This article examines the impact of statutory regulation on qualifications and skills in the social care sector in the UK. It draws on various sources and a set of case studies, first carried out in 2003 and replicated in 2008. The analysis shows that the advent of the statutory regime has had a positive effect on the volume of training and qualifications in the sector. However, few organizations have combined training with a broader set of human resource management practices of the kind required for the establishment of a high-performance work system. This constitutes one of the continuing limits to further skill development. Changes in the regulatory regime risk losing benefits that have been gained."
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