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(Please note the Links to Key and Core Skills sections are under development. The identification of key and core skills will be carried out by the Awarding Bodies and Parenting UK as the qualifications based on the NOS are being developed. Please visit our Training page for current developments on qualifications)

WWP 201 Contribute to building relationships in work with parents
WWP 201.1 Listen and respond to parents
WWP 201.2 Help parents to use parenting services

WWP 202 Provide access to knowledge and information
WWP 202.1 Request and provide information in an appropriate language and format
WWP 202.2 Directly provide knowledge and information to parents
WWP 202.3 Enable parents to access knowledge and information

WWP 203 Contribute to providing safe, inclusive environments
WWP 203.1 Help parents to feel comfortable and confident
WWP 203.2 Value and respect the diversity in culture and background of parents

WWP 204 Help to keep parents safe and secure
WWP 204.1 Follow procedures in relation to security and safety
WWP 204.2 Recognise threats to safety and security
WWP 204.3 Follow emergency procedures

WWP 301 Build and maintain relationships in work with parents
WWP 301.1 Negotiate and agree the basis of relationships with parents
WWP 301.2 Agree the boundaries or the relationship
WWP 301.3 Maintain the relationship with parents

WWP 302 Communicate effectively with parents
WWP 302.1 Encourage and facilitate communication with parents
WWP 302.2 Recognise and respond to communication needs
WWP 302.3 Recognise and respond to barriers in communication

WWP 303 Ensure confidentiality whilst maintaining good practice in child protection
WWP 303.1 Maintain confidentiality
WWP 303.2 Maintain records and keep them confidential
WWP 303.3 Respond to child protection concerns

WWP 304 Build and maintain relationships with collegues engaged in work with parents
WWP 304.1 Establish contact and communicate effectively with colleagues
WWP 304.2 Recognise and value the work of colleagues

WWP 305 Build and maintain relationships with the wider community
WWP 305.1 Identify and make contact with key stakeholders in the wider community
WWP 305.2 Seek opportunities to network with key stakeholders in the wider community
WWP 305.3 Share information and encourage a supportive approach towards parents from the wider community

WWP 306 Enable parents to reflect on influences on parenting and the parent-child relationship
WWP 306.1 Help parents to look at influences on parenting and recognise their effects
306.2 Work with parents to use knowledge and awareness of influences on parenting

WWP 307 Work with parents to meet their children's needs
WWP 307.1 Work with parents to understand the evolving and interdependent nature of the relationship between parents and their children
WWP 307.2 Work with parents to provide age-appropriate support for one of the following age groups of children: (detailed in Unit)

WWP 308 Enable parents to develop ways of handling relationships and behaviour that contributes to every day life with children
WWP 308.1 Help parents understand and respond to childrens' feelings and behaviour
WWP308.2 Help parents to interact with their children in positive ways
WWP 308.3 Develop parents' knowledge of how to support childrens' play, learning and creativity
WWP 308.4 Work with parents to help them meet their identified needs

WWP 309 Work with parents to understand and meet their own needs
WWP 309.1 Facilitate exploration of parents' needs
WWP 309.2 Work with parents to help them meet their identified needs

WWP 310 Reflect on and update own knowledge and practice
WWP 310.1 Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of your own practice
WWP 310.2 Identify and make use of opportunities to develop and update practice and learn from the experience of others
WWP 310.3 Incorporate new knowledge, the experience of others and current thinking into own practice

WWP 311 Contribute to the work of a team
WWP 311.1 Work as a member of a team
WWP 311.2 Support others to develop their roles

WWP 312 Deliver services that value and respect parents
WWP 312.1 Listen to parents and acknowledge their feelings and experiences
WWP 312.2 Recognise parents' strengths and help them to build on these
WWP 312.3 Promote the value and recognition of diversity in society and in parenting roles
WWP 312.4 Recognise the barriers that individual families may face and identify the support they need

WWP 313 Provide services that meet parents' needs
WWP 313.1 Work with parents to agree their needs
WWP 313.2 Work with parents to explore the effects of challenges and change
WWP 313.3 Work with parents to develop strategies to manage change and challenges

WWP 314 Work with parents with complex needs who find services hard to reach
WWP 314.1 Design services that meet parents' needs
WWP 314.2 Enable parents to access services and support
WWP 314.3 Enable parents with complex needs to learn about parenting

WWP 315 Meet requirements for the protection and safety of parents
WWP 315.1 Help to protect adults from abuse
WWP 315.2 Implement health, safety and security procedures
WWP 315.3 Follow emergency procedures

WWP 316 Provide environments that are sensitive to the culture, religion, gender or disablity of the parents
WWP 316.1 Provide an environment in which parents feel comfortable and confident
WWP 316.2 Provide physical equipment, resources and surrounding that meet parents' needs

WWP 317 Publicise services and recruit parents
WWP 317.1 Provide publicity and information about parenting services
WWP 317.2 Recruit parents into parenting programmes

WWP 318 Develop training sessions
WWP 318.1 Identify options for training sessions
WWP 318.2 Deliver training sessions to learners

WWP 319 Work with groups of parents
WWP 319.1 Negotiate and agree the scope and basis of the work
WWP 319.2 Select strategies and materials to meet the needs of the group
WWP 319.3 Enable the effective working of the group

WWP 401 Develop and undertake inter-agency, cross-sector working
WWP 401.1 Promote integration and cross-sector strategies
WWP 401.2 Communicate and liaise effectively with other agencies/sectors
WWP 401.3 Establish boundaries and define agency roles

WWP 402 Support others in developing their practice
WWP 402.1 Support and share problems and difficult issues with others
WWP 402.2 Share own experience to benefit others 

WWP 403 Provide leadership to your team

WWP 404 Manage or coordinate sensitive and inclusive parenting environments
WWP 404.1 Promote a culture that values diversity and difference
WWP 404.2 Help practitoners to respond to the needs of parents for an inclusive environment
WWP 404.3 Monitor and review the effectiveness of the environments in promoting inclusion

WWP 405 Take responsibility for the safety and security of parents, staff and environments
WWP 405.1 Comply with health and safety requirements
WWP 405.2 Ensure that staff have regular, updated training for health and safety and child protection
WWP 405.3 Develop systems and procedures for sharing information in relation to child protection

WWP 406 Coordinate resources
WWP 406.1 Secure and deploy resources
WWP 406.2 Monitor and evaluate the effective use of resources

WWP 407 Monitor and evaluate the impact of trends and developments in parenting
WWP 407.1 Identify and analyse information about parenting
WWP 407.2 Evaluate the impact of trends and developments in parenting

WWP 408 Promote a culture of quality in parenting provision
WWP 408.1 Raise the profile of quality in the delivery of work with parents
WWP 408.2 Establish, maintain and review quality assurance systems and procedures

WWP 409 Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements