1. Devon
Registered Managers Network
19th July 2018

3. NMDS-SC briefings and trend briefings
Useful links
NMDS-SC Dashboards
The regional reports, LA area summary reports and statistical appendix can be found here:
The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England
The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England
NMDS-SC briefings and trend briefings

4. What is the Workforce Development Fund 18/19?
A financial contribution towards the cost of workers completing social care qualifications and learning programmes, meaning you can claim back a proportion of the costs incurred on completion of the learning.
A list of funded qualifications and learning programmes and their funding value is available:
Here are some examples of what you could claim:
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care –£690
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care – £870
Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care – £1050
Lead to Succeed learning programme - £350
A maximum of £1,200 per learner, per funding year can be claimed.

5. Who can apply? To be eligible to apply for funding you must:
Be an adult social care employer
Join your local employer led partnership (where applicable). If your organisation is located in an area with no partnership, you can apply for funding directly from Skills for Care

6. Apply through your local employer led partnership
How to apply for the
Workforce Development Fund
Apply through your local employer led partnership
2. Apply directly to Skills for Care if your area doesn’t have a partnership

7. How to claim WDF
Have an NMDS-SC account that meets the advertised criteria
The evidence to claim will be a copy of the full learner’s certificate
18/19 will be the final year to claim most QCF qualifications

8. Apprenticeships
Levy paying employers will be able to access WDF towards some of their costs.
Non-levy payers will be able to factor their 10% cash contribution (which they pay to the learning provider) into their total cost of training calculation.

9. The National Minimum Data Set For Social Care (NMDS-SC)

10. Good and outstanding care Guide
Recommendations and practical examples from CQC regulated services

11. What’s available?
Guide
Workbook
Films

12. What’s included
Recommendations, tips, practical examples … and what to avoid

13. Stay connected…
For further information and updates or further support access the Skills for Care website at:
@skillsforcare