1. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Lifelong Learning Network Liz Davies-Ward

2. Demand for services > 140,000 job opportunities are expected to arise –34,000 are new –110,00 are retirements and career moves 90,000 in health and 50,000 in social care 45,000 in personal service occupations 40,000 in associate professional & technical occupations – (25,000 in health 14,000 in social care).

3. Regional Skills and Social Care Context Over 250,000 staff in H&SC >50,000 have low or no qualifications 35,500 qualified to below Level 2 Forecast of 50,000 job opportunities by 2014 (retirement and expansion)

4. Regional Skills and Social Care Forecasts By 2014, H&SC employers will need: 12,000 more staff @ L4 or above 23,000 more staff @L3 or equivalent 15,000 more staff @ L2 or equivalent Skills gaps are highest for personal care and managers and leaders

5. Drivers for Change The policy agenda, and the NHS ‘Agenda for Change’ is placing an increasing emphasis on a patient-centred approach Technological change A Challenge to the traditional roles of nurses and healthcare assistants New standards and occupational competency requirements

6. Drivers for Change Boundaries with health, education and housing, new service standards and new inspection and regulation structures. Services are being delivered in ever more diverse settings These developments, together with the need to make services more ‘person centred’

7. New Policy Drivers Leitch Report and Govt. response White Paper- ‘Our Health, our care, our say Every Child Matters Options for Excellence Review/GSCC Review Green Paper on Care Services reform

8. New policy drivers contin.. ‘‘Our NHS, Our Future’’ review Carers Strategy Dementia Care Strategy Valuing People- White Paper- ‘’Refresh’’

9. Challenges for Providers Attract Learners into the sector Broader opportunities to up-skill the workforce Progression across levels and between types of qualifications Enhanced learner support Enhanced IAG Enhanced employer engagement with smaller providers

10. Key Challenges for Employers Service reconfiguration Workforce reform Recruitment and retention and image Funding Partnerships

11. LSC Research ‘’..Sector employers are increasingly encouraging staff to progress from Level 1 or 2 qualification to level 3 or 4, rather than directly recruiting higher qualified people. This is a key issue which needs to be communicated to the FE and HE sectors…’’

12. Acknowledgements Liz Heaven- Regional Manager Skills for Care www.skillsforcare.org.ukwww.skillsforcare.org.uk Sector Skills Balance Sheet May 2007 www.lsc.gov.uk