1. CCPS Workforce Network Meeting
Norton Park, Edinburgh
1st October 2012

2. Programme for Afternoon
Judith Midgley, CCPS Workforce Associate Caroline Sturgeon, SSSC Adviser, Workforce Development and Planning & Cheryl Campbell, SSSC Senior Registration Officer
Programme for Afternoon

3. Consultation on proposal to consolidate the SSSC Register

4. Why are we proposing to consolidate the Register?
Currently…
Register has 18 parts
This is set to increase
Feedback from the sector suggests…
Structure doesn’t reflect workforce deployment
Some workers need to Register on more than one part
Need for an increasingly flexible workforce

5. Scope of the consultation
Consultation includes:
All parts of the Register for social service workers in function related roles
This consultation does not include Register parts for:
Social worker
Social work student
Staff of the Care Inspectorate

6. Overview of our proposal
1. Consolidate the Structure of the Register
Propose 2 parts: Adult Services & Children’s Services
Each part would have 4 functional roles:
Manager
Supervisor
Practitioner
Support Worker.

7. Proposed structure would look like this:
Children’s Services
Adult Services
Qualification *
SCQF level
Manager
BACP
SW Degree
360 level 9
SVQ credits in management
Level 9
Supervisor
SVQ 4
SVQ credits in management
Level 7/8
Practitioner
SVQ 3
HNC
Support Worker
SVQ 2 NC
Level 6/7
*Please note, the qualifications listed are just examples, full lists of the qualifications we accept for Registration are on the SSSC website.

8. What would this mean in practice?
Individuals able to move between service settings (within either Adult or Children’s services) without having to re-register, if they remain within the same job function
Reduce number of people who have to register on 2 parts
Current qualification requirements would be retained
Where qualification requirements differ, if moving to a different job role, a condition may be put on your registration

9. Standardise Renewal periods for Registration
Proposal 2:
Standardise Renewal periods for Registration
Propose to standardise renewal periods to 5 years
This would apply to everyone on the proposed 2 new parts of the Register

10. What would this mean in practice?
Current Renewal Periods
Proposed Renewal Periods
Renewal periods vary:
3 year renewals (eg for residential child care workforce, managers in adult day care services) OR
5 year renewals (eg supervisors in care home services for adults, day care of children workforce)
5 years for all
[All registrants would continue to pay their annual fee]

11. Streamline Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) requirements
Proposal 3:
Streamline Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) requirements
PRTL should be completed on an annual basis
Propose PRTL requirement of 5 days (30 hours) per year.
This must include 2 days (12 hours) specifically in relation to the protection of vulnerable people

12. What would this mean in practice?
Standardising PRTL
Current PRTL requirements
Proposed PRTL requirements
Varies for different Register parts:
15 days (90 hours) over 3 year registration period. OR
10 days (60 hours) over 5 year registration period
5 days (30 hours) each year
Including 2 days focusing on the protection of vulnerable people

13. Formal training courses Reading / self directed learning
What can count for PRTL?
Variety of formal and informal learning opportunities may count towards PRTL, for example:
Formal training courses
Reading / self directed learning
Supervision/team meetings/development time/work/seminars which demonstrate a reflective approach to learning
Experiential learning/job shadowing
Reflecting on learning, and showing how this has helped inform practice is essential.

14. And finally….next steps for consultation
Consultation closes 10 October 2012
SSSC will analyse responses and submit formal report and recommendations to Council
If Council agrees any changes, then SSSC intends to begin implementation from Spring 2013 onwards
You views on how best to implement changes are sought in the consultation

15. Questions & Discussion

16. Proposal 1: to change the structure of the Register
Children’s Services
Adult Services
Qualification *
SCQF level
Manager
BACP
SW Degree
360 level 9
SVQ credits in management
Level 9
Supervisor
SVQ 4
SVQ credits in management
Level 7/8
Practitioner
SVQ 3
HNC
Support Worker
SVQ 2 NC
Level 6/7
Consultation Questions:
Do you agree that there should be two separate sections of the Register?
Children’s Services
Adult Services?
Do you agree that we should simplify the Register for social service workers in function related roles?
Do you agree that the four function-related roles should be Manager, Supervisor, Practitioner and Support Worker?
*Please note, the qualifications listed are just examples, full lists of the qualifications we accept for Registration are on the SSSC website.

17. Standardise Renewal periods for Registration
Proposal 2:
Standardise Renewal periods for Registration
Propose to standardise renewal periods to 5 years
This would apply to everyone on the proposed 2 new parts of the Register
Consultation Questions:
Do you agree that the registration periods for everyone registered on the Children’s Service / Adult Services part of the Register should be 5 years?

18. Streamline Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) requirements
Proposal 3:
Streamline Post Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) requirements
PRTL should be completed on an annual basis
Propose PRTL requirement of 5 days (30 hours) per year.
This must include 2 days (12 hours) specifically in relation to the protection of vulnerable people
Consultation Questions
Do you agree that PRTL requirements for all managers, supervisors, practitioners and support workers working in services for children or services for adults should be changed to five days or 30 hours of PRTL each year?
Do you agree that the PRTL requirements for all social service workers should include a requirements for two days (12 hours) training and learning each year focused on the protection of vulnerable people?

19. Implementation of changes to the Register
Would any of the following be useful?
Implementation plan on website + sent to counter signatories
Online briefings for employers
notification sent to each registrant + on website
Info in e-bulletin & newsletter
Printable posters and leaflets available on website
Please make further suggestions to support implementation

20. Consultation closes on 10th October 2012
Consultation closes on 10th October Please submit your responses online at (consultations page) For more details,

21. Workforce Network Consultation
Key Issues
Network Focus
Network Operation

22. Function & Regulation Learning and Development Reward and Recognition
Workforce Key Issues
Function & Regulation
Learning and Development
Reward and Recognition

23. Function & Regulation
Current SSSC consultation on consolidation of the register
Defining function when working for
individual(s) in personalised services
Registered support workers v unregistered PAs
(Collaborative working with
Providers & Personalisation Programme )
Many providers have already made the transition towards providing more personalised support, setting up individual support plans and contracts, changing the way that they recruit and train staff, and giving service users choice about which staff members support them. In practice this has led to providers offering numerous types of individual services and has raised questions about the way that personalised support services are now regulated.
Regulation of Services (Care Inspectorate)
The Care Inspectorate is responsible for the regulation and inspection of care and children’s services in Scotland. Since the introduction of the Public Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 any organisation providing care services must register their services with the Care Inspectorate. The Care Inspectorate regulates, inspects and supports the improvement of care, social work and child care services. The purpose of regulation is to ensure that vulnerable people are safe, the quality of services improves and people know what standards they can expect from service providers.
Registration
Registration with the Care Inspectorate permits an organisation to provide care services to vulnerable adults. To apply for registration, providers have to complete an application form and pay a registration fee. Each service is registered separately and the registration fees are payable annually. Fees vary from £676 to £4,372 per year according to the type of service being provided and the size of the provider.
The main issue for providers in relation to Self-directed Support is how the current registration and regulation system will be applied when providers may soon be providing numerous individual services, potentially to hundreds of individual service users.
In future, support services will no longer be designed and delivered for groups of people, or be provided by teams of support workers for particular local areas, but instead will be provided by individual support workers matched to the individuals they support. This could mean that each ‘care service’ will differ from one individual to the next as support becomes more personalised. This means that fully personalised services may require multiple service registrations a process that is costly and time- consuming and leads to unnecessary duplication.
Regulation of social care and support roles (SSSC)
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) was set up under the Regulation of Care Act (2001). This organisation registers people working in social care and regulates their education and training.
SSSC maintains a register of key groups of social service staff. The primary condition of registration under this part of the register is that staff are working in a registered relevant service. This is known as a ‘function’ related role[1] the second condition is that the staff member has an appropriate qualification for their role.
As the ‘functions’ under the register mirror the service definitions (above) the same issues for registration of services apply to registration of workers. Where a service becomes fully personalised and flexible it will fit into more than one definition- equally workers will be working to more than one ‘function’ and will potentially require multiple registrations too.
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24. Learning & Development
Skills for Personalisation/SDS
NOS Review (Leadership & Management, Housing Support)
Integration of health & adult social care
Increasing use of assistive technology
Risk Enablement & Adult Protection
VSDF

25. Reward & Recognition Living Wage
Mitigating erosion of Terms & Conditions
Status & Value
Link to service quality
What is the Living Wage?
The idea behind a Living Wage is very simple: That a person should be paid enough to live decently and to adequately provide for their family. At its heart is an ethical argument for preventing in-work poverty and ensuring workers are not exploited through low wages. This requires a wage that takesinto account the area‐specific cost of living, as well as the basic expenses involved in supporting a family. The Scottish Government's pay policy commits employers covered by it to apply a Scottish Living Wage of £7.20 per hour for 2012/13. The Local Government and Regeneration Committee of the Scottish Parliament undertook an inquiry into a living wage for Scotland in December 2011, which looked into the introduction of a living wage by local authorities. According to UNISON Scotland, 11 local authorities have adopted the Living Wage for directly employed staff and 8 others are in the process of implementing it. Some public sector employers are investigating extending this policy to contracted out staff.
John Park MSP  Lodged in the Scottish parliament on 17 August 2012 a proposal for a Bill to (a) require private sector employees working on public sector contracts to be paid the Living Wage; and/or (b) require the Scottish Ministers to prepare and report to the Parliament on a strategic plan to promote the Living Wage.  Accompanied by: consultation document (396KB pdf) Closing date for consultation 3 December CCPS will be working with John Park MSP, members of the Scottish Campaign for a Living Wage to support this proposal.
CCPS continues working to highlight issues affecting the social care workforce, including promoting and protecting staff terms and conditions and making the connection between the cost of care and the resulting quality of service and outcomes for service users; joint work with the main Scottish trade unions, and support for the Living Wage Campaign, particularly in relation to procurement.   Previous Strathclyde University research commissioned by the CCPS-hosted Workforce Unit, highlighted the widespread job losses, pay freezes and reductions in terms and conditions for staff within the voluntary sector as a result of reduced or standstill funding and increased competitive tendering for care services in recent years. 

26. Workforce Network Focus
Information: To improve the ability of CCPS members to engage with the national workforce agenda, and
Policy: To improve the impact CCPS member organisations are able to make on the national policy agenda, through acting as a voice of and advocating for CCPS member interests.

27. Workforce Network Operation
Members’ Only
Virtual
Consultation Meetings as required