NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

1. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

2. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People ned CSW Registration What’s happening? NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

3. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People The Future of Registration • Independent Review • Consultation • Recommendations • Clearer, more efficient governance • Greater public awareness and access NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

4. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People Registration Board Professional Standards Panel Practitioners Group NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

5. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People Profile and access • Website • Promotion NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

6. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People CSW Registration What’s happening? NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

7. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People The case for universal professional standards • 39% FE students drop out (LSC) • 33% of deaf students achieve 5 A-C grade GCSE (Hansard) • 3% of CSWs have BSL above level 2 (NDCS) NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

8. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People Defining the professional role • ‘enable equal access for deaf learners to information in the curriculum and college environment according to the assessed needs of the deaf learner [and] to provide access to a range of learning materials’. (NATED) • 25% CSWs say role is same as interpreter • 75% of CSWs say role is different to interpreter • ‘Overall support for deaf learner’ NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

9. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People Agreeing professional standards • National Occupational Standards • Communication • Interpreting • Teaching and learning • Gaps… NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

10. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People Qualification development • Interpreting • I-Sign • Consultation • New qualifications… NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people

11. NRCPD The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People NRCPD is a service provided by Signature – excellence in communication with deaf people