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Workforce Development Support from Skills for
Care
Autumn 2013
Marianne Davis– Area Officer Surrey
What qualifications should staff do?
• Level 2 & 3 Diplomas in Health and Social Care
– Dementia pathway
– Learning Disability pathway
– Generic pathway
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and
Social Care and Children and Young People’s
Services
What are Apprenticeships?
SASE Framework ID FR00485- Funding stream 444
SASE compliant Framework: Health and Social Care Apprenticeship and Advanced level Apprenticeship
Intermediate level
Apprenticeships
components
Advanced level
Apprenticeships
Competence Qualification
Level 2
Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for
England (QCF)
Level 3
Knowledge Qualification
Level 2
Preparing to work in adult social care
Level 3
Key Skills or Functional Skills
Level 1
Application of Number
Level 2
Level 1
Communications
Level 2
Additional employer requirements
Although none are specified, further guidance is being created to aid use of this component
Employment rights and responsibilities
How can employers develop staff to meet
the specific needs of people with …
• Moving and assisting
• Stroke care
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Learning Disabilities
Food safety and nutrition
Dementia Care
Seated Recreational
Physical Exercise
• Infection Prevention and
Control
• Diabetes
• End of Life
• Sexuality
• Activity provision
Some knowledge / some competence
Common Core Principles – Dignity,
Dementia Care, Carers, Self Care and
End of Life Care.
The seven common core principles
Principle 1: Value the uniqueness of every individual
Principle 2: Uphold the responsibility to shape care services around each
individual
Principle 3: Value communicating with individuals in ways that are
meaningful to them
Principle 4: Recognise and respect how an individual’s dignity may be
affected when supported with their personal care
Principle 5: Recognise that a individual’s surroundings and environments
are important to their sense of dignity
Principle 6: Value workplace cultures that actively promote the dignity of
everybody
Principle 7: Recognise the need to challenge care that may reduce the
dignity of the individual
The Social Care
Commitment
Quality People, Quality Care
The Social Care Commitment
White paper initiative ‘Caring for
our future’.
Improving care, and the public’s
confidence in care.
Developed by employers,
employees and people who
need care and support.
A voluntary agreement on
workforce quality.
www.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
Quality People, Quality Care
Employers promise to give their workers the
development they need.
Staff promise to put their values into
practice in their daily work.
Seven statements of commitment,
“I will…”
Guidance and tasks.
Resources.
www.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
The employer commitment
is a promise to:
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Recruit staff who care.
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Make sure staff understand
safety and quality standards.
3
Help staff develop their skills.
4
Take responsibility for how
staff work.
www.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
5 Supervise staff properly.
6
Provide thorough induction
training.
7
Support staff to put their
commitment into practice
everyday.
The employee commitment
is a promise to:
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Work responsibly.
5 Protect privacy.
2
Uphold dignity.
6 Continue to learn.
3
Work co-operatively.
7 Treat people fairly.
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Communicate effectively.
www.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
The Social Care
Commitment
Sign up here
www.thesocialcarecommitment.org.uk
@carecommitment
#qualitypeoplequalitycare
Telephone:
0845 300 9505
Workforce Development Fund
• Skills for Care funding
• Have to join a WD funding partnership
• Complete National Minimum Data SetSocial Care
• Unit focussed funding
• Benefits – focused on adult social care
providers, a contribution to supporting
learning and development
What’s Happening in Surrey?
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Workforce Development Networks
Themed open meetings
Area Network open meetings
Active WDF partnership
NMDS-SC workshops
Surrey and Sussex Social Work Education Group
Various workshops
Support to local forums and events (providers
forums, commissioning groups etc)
• Visits to employers
Stay in touch?
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resource update bulletin
Join the Surrey network updates via
email
My contact details:
E:mariannedavis@skillsforcare.org.uk
D: 01189662537 M: 07779 352 039