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ISA-Child abuse vetting scheme cancelled as ‘draconian’ The original vetting plans covered one in four of the adult population The vetting scheme for nine million people working with children and vulnerable adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been halted. Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that registration, due to begin next month, has been put on hold. There will be a review of the entire vetting and barring scheme, with a scaling back to "common-sense levels".
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Visit us at the Care Show in Bournemouth- BIC Bournemouth Visit us at the Care Show in Bournemouth- BIC Bournemouth Match Options is exhibiting at stand W46 at the Care Show in Bournemouth, 30th - 31st March 2010. The Care Show is the UK's largest event for the care home sector bringing together care and nursing home managers, carers and other care professionals with suppliers. Match Options is Participating the show to provide information about our Training, selection, Recruitment and staff placement services. Our team of Trainers and Recruitment consultants is on hand to answer your quest ions and give you the opportunity to know more of our services Visit us at the Care Show in Bournemouth or call the team on 07989227087 or 07791002369 for more information.
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A good name is key to quality candidates From ethics to good management, a companys reputation is vital if it is to attract quality staff, according to a new survey. A companys reputation is crucial in attracting candidates - recruitment professionals have to align the relevant aspects of an employers brand to the candidates. Research by multi-sector recruiter Kelly Services found 37% of jobseekers rate an organisations reputation as a very important factor when thinking about joining them and 46% somewhat important.
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REC Corporate membership The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is the only professional body dedicated to representing the whole of the recruitment industry. Match Options became corporate member number 00076381 on 19th March 2010.
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Match Options website hit a million! We're pleased to announce that the website has reached an average number of hits of 145,000 a month; that is more than a million a year!
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UK Border Agency-Overseas Qualified Nurses and Midwives The UK Border Agency has explained how you can extend your stay in the UK as an overseas qualified nurse or midwife to undertake a supervised practice placement or midwifery adaptation programme. The arrangements for overseas qualified nurses and midwives ended on 27 November 2008 - you can no longer apply to come to the UK or to switch into this category. If you have a job offer from a UK employer, you may be able to apply for permission to work here as a sponsored skilled worker.
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Managers Prepared to deliver local training Local Branch offices of Match options are now well prepared to meet service users needs. With the coming into effect of the requirements of ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority) for staff to undergo more stringent checks, Match options has taken a more pro-active approach through TRAINING. Well trained staff are at the core of the changes that are taking place in the Social and Healthcare industry.
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Match Options Adopts Burnham Junior Football Club Cap Training , the training arm of Match Options is also much involved in sponsoring the Junior Football club. Over the weekend of the 5th & 6th September Burnham Junior Football Club successfully hosted it's 16th Annual PreSeason Football Tournament. 90 teams from 30 different clubs across the region took part in the tournament covering all age groups from under 7 through to under 15. Nearly 4000 players and spectators attended the tournament and enjoyed perfect weather conditions and some great football.
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Match Options Partners Essex County Council for LATC Match Options Partners Essex County council as it Creates an innovative Business Model by Forming Essex Cares, a Local Authority Trading Company (LATC). Essex Cares is one of the Countrys first Local Authority Trading Companies (LATC) for social care services designed to provide flexible service support to people who may require their services
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Match Options goes e commerce Match Options has not been left behind in the advances being made in e-commerce. The company has developed its own Online Data Management system that is inerfaced with its website. Service users can now make bookings, place of vacancies and contact the company online.Likewise, Job seekers can submit their CV's, make enquiries and general contacts online. The company will also benefit from the e-commerce technology.With its online data Management system, geographical presence becomes secondary and in line with current developments in the industry, it is relocating and repositioning its offices at strategic locations in the United Kingdom.
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CRBs-Portability explained PORTABILITY FRAMEWORK Please note: The CRB no longer facilitates portability, organisations that choose to accept a previously issued Disclosure do so at their own risk (see limitations) What is portability? Portability refers to the re-use of a CRB check (Disclosure), obtained for a position in one organisation and later used for another position in another organisation.
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Independent safeguarding Authority (ISA) explains how VBS works The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) role is to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults. ISA will assess every person who wants to work or volunteer with children or vulnerable adults. ISA will do this by working closely with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB).
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Match Options Accredited by West Berkshire Council West berkshire Council's Care Quality Co-ordinators work with providers in West Berkshire and surrounding areas to make sure that you can trust the service you receive is of a good quality
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Match Options receives Training Accreditation-NOCN,EDI,CIEH Match Option's training arm, Cap Training has been approved by various awarding bodies as a nationally recognised Training provider.
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