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    <title>Skills Third Sector | Research &amp; Policy</title>
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    <description>Read about research, strategies and policies that are helping to shape and develop the workforce of the third sector.</description>
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    <dc:creator>Skills Third Sector</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2012-01-27T16:14:48+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Personal Learning and Thinking Skills Record of Achievement</title>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2012-01-27T16:14:48+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Guided Learning Hours Record of Achievement Template</title>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2012-01-27T16:08:56+00:00</dc:date>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-22T12:53:04+00:00</dc:date>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;Please find below minutes from previous meetings:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Awarding Organisation Forum Meeting Minutes 21/07/11&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/wIZwrz2DNOA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-22T12:29:46+00:00</dc:date>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-22T12:05:15+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Department for Business Innovation and Skills Approval Process Guidance Document</title>
        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~3/68wWnol8rRU/</link>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-22T10:13:25+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Qualifications Approval Form</title>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-21T15:29:54+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Employment Responsibilities and Rights Workbook</title>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-21T14:21:47+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Third Sector QCF Assessment Guidance for the Advanced Apprenticeships</title>
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          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-21T13:44:35+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Volunteer Management Apprenticeship Framework</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;This document contains detailed information on the Volunteer Management Apprenticeship. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/KxnYBzdzrK8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-21T13:01:38+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Fundraising Apprenticeship Framework</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;This document contains detailed information on the Campaigning Apprenticeship. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/dN-9TE0jmd8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-21T12:57:56+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Campaigning Apprenticeship Framework</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;This document contains detailed information on the Campaigning Apprenticeship. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/1s4pmY7xiB4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-21T12:29:55+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Application/Expression of Interest Form</title>
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          <dc:subject>Policies</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-20T13:45:57+00:00</dc:date>
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          <dc:subject>Policies</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-20T13:20:36+00:00</dc:date>
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          <dc:subject>Policies</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-20T13:04:43+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Guidance and FAQs Document for the New Apprenticeships</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;Skills Third Sector's FAQs for the new Apprenticeships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/sxElYqkpVFE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>Qualifications</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-09-20T10:59:09+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>Why Volunteer Management Require Specific Skills</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;Our recently developed position statement on volunteer management.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/Vhwz3DMQtZg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>NOS</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-05-31T12:34:39+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>National Occupational Standards for Monitoring and Evaluation</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;Skills &amp;ndash; Third Sector and Charities Evaluation Services have co-produced a set of standards for monitoring and evaluation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These standards offer a clear and simple framework for what you need to do to set up a monitoring and evaluation process for your organisation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Download the standards below, or &lt;a href="mailto:info@skills-thirdsector.org.uk"&gt;email us&lt;/a&gt; for a printed copy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/23JpvSUlxeI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>NOS</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-03-17T11:23:05+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>National Occupational Standards for Fundraisers</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;National Occupational Standards for Fundraising set out the skills that staff and volunteers who are responsible for raising funds for their organisation should have as well as what they should know and understand in order to do their job well. Download the Standards below, or if you would like a printed copy, please &lt;a href="mailto:info@skills-thirdsector.org.uk"&gt;email us&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/NW-udcXNihw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>NOS</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-03-17T11:13:31+00:00</dc:date>
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        <title>National Occupational Standards for Campaigners - pocket guide</title>
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        <description>&lt;p&gt;This practical guide to campaigning is a pocket sized version of the National Occupational Standards for Campaigners. If you would like a printed copy, please &lt;a href="mailto:info@skills-thirdsector.org.uk"&gt;email us&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SkillsThirdSectorResearchPolicy/~4/GX02hEIrHDc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
        
          <dc:subject>NOS</dc:subject>
        
        <dc:date>2011-03-17T11:10:39+00:00</dc:date>
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