Who Cares about Skills?: The Impact and Limits of Statutory Regulation on Qualifications and Skills in Social Care

• Autores: Howard Gospel, Paul A. Lewis
• Localización: British journal of industrial relations, ISSN 0007-1080, Vol. 49, Nº. 4, 2011, págs. 601-622
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.