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CHAPTER II Training in the area of dependency

Article 36. Training and qualification of professionals and carers

Article 36. Training and qualification of professionals and carers

1. Basic and ongoing training shall be provided to the professionals and carers that attend to the dependent persons. In this regard, the public powers shall determine the professional qualifications that are required for the exercise of the functions that correspond to the Catalogue of services regulated in article 15.

2. The public powers shall promote the training programmes and initiatives that are necessary in order to deploy the services that are established by the Act.

3. With the objective of guaranteeing the quality of the System, collaboration between the various competent Public Administrations on issues of education, healthcare, employment and social affairs shall be encouraged, as well as collaboration between the latter and universities, scientific societies and professional and trade union organisations, employers’ associations and the third sector.