“we help people who do a great job do ti better” We help people who do a great job do it better Developing the Workforce Karen Stevens – Skills for Care Area Officer – Sussex

Covering ….. Everybody needs training in……. Topic, frequency, level In-house trainers & assessors need….. Resourcing training

Everybody needs training in……. Care Quality Commission Guidance Responsibility of the service provider and registered manager to continue to improve care standards through well-trained workforce: –Demonstrates good practice –Care Quality Commission Outcomes, Skills for Care Guidance, contract compliance, legislation, insurance –Delivering positive outcomes for people who use your services and carers

Everybody needs training in…….

Care Quality Commission Guidance Development of an organisation training plan, includes assessment of learning needs, reflects value base of the common core social care areas as well as learning needs specific to model and type of service. Individual Development Plan for each worker based on overall training plan

Induction Common Induction Standards (new to your service or to a role) Management Induction Standards –Templates on website Care Quality Commission – “themed probe” this summer could be induction.

Everybody needs training inEverybody needs training in…….

Health & Safety Executive

Continuous Professional Development CPD is an on-going and planned learning and development process that contributes to work-based and personal development. The registered manager has a key responsibility to ensure that care practitioners each have individual development plans; they are provided with opportunities for CPD and that effective CPD systems are in place. This can be provided in a variety of ways to ensure practice and knowledge is up to date. CPD should be relevant to the role, setting and the needs of the people using the service, and where possible should be linked to the new qualifications in health and social care (within the Qualifications Credit Framework – QCF),

In-house trainers & assessors need….. Recommendations for trainers and assessors for adult learning comes from Learning & Skills Improvement Services ( LCIS) Occupational competence Trainer / assessor competence

Assessment Principles To assess competence based learning these individuals must: Be occupationally competent in the area they are assessing and Be competent in assessment. To assess knowledge based learning these individuals must: Be occupationally knowledgeable or occupationally competent. Be competent in assessment.

Occupationally Competent & Occupationally Knowledgeable This means that each assessor must be capable of carrying out the full requirements within the competency units they are assessing. Being occupationally competent means they are also occupationally knowledgeable. This occupational competence should be maintained annually through clearly demonstrable continuing learning and professional development.

Resourcing Training – Funding The Skills Funding Agency - for 19 + The Young Peoples Learning Agency The National Apprenticeship Service Dept. of Health Workforce Development Funding (via Skills for Care and link with NMDS-SC & QCF units) Recent review of funding – aimed at greatest need – unemployed and support literacy and numeracy, shared responsibility & greater freedom Employer Ownership of Skills Funding 24 + advanced learning loans

For further information please contact: Karen Stevens