The Scottish Executive workswith a variety of educators in developing appropriate training at all levels forthose who provide services for people with autistic spectrum disorders. The Executivehas provided funding for:the Scottish Social Services Council, to develop autistic spectrum disorder specificmodules in Scottish Vocational Qualification levels 3 and 4 for social care staff;NHSEducation for Scotland, to develop training for primary care staff, particularlygeneral practitioners and front line nurses, andthe National Centre for AutismStudies at the University of Strathclyde, to raise awareness of senior managers across education,social and health care.