April 2011/March 2012Presented by: Sharon Davies, Workforce

Development Manager

Are you making the most of funding available?

Listening to your needs Providing choice and equity Responding to National Drivers AND Local Need Making it simple!

◦ Traffic Light system ◦ Green Fully Funded◦ Amber Part or Co Funded◦ Red not funded but worth it!

Mandatory/Specialist Training Short Qualifications Open Courses Activities Project Learning Champions Project Teambuilding Project PA Specific Inductions Coaching Mentoring for Apprentices Train the Trainer in PCP in Dignity into Care Teamleader courses

We will be able to offer to support 24 courses including Dignity into Care and Falls and Fragility.

Funding will be at £20 per head for a half day (2-5 hours) and £40 for a full day (over 5 hours in duration).

Each organisation will be capped for the first half of the grant to £2000.

These changes have been instigated to allow for people to have a choice of shorter or longer training sessions to meet varying needs.

Administration of Medication Autism Basic First Aid Basic Food Hygiene Care of the Dying/Palliative Care Challenging Behaviour Continence care Dementia awareness Dignity into Care Epilepsy Equality & Diversity inc DDA

Administration of Medication Autism Basic First Aid Basic Food Hygiene Care of the Dying/Palliative Care Challenging Behaviour Continence care Dementia awareness Dignity into Care Epilepsy Equality & Diversity inc DDA Falls and Fragility

Fire safety H&S Infection Control Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation

of Liberty Moving & Handling Nutrition and Diet Parkinsons Person Centred Care Planning Safeguarding of Vulnerable

Adults/Children Sensory Impairment Staff Supervision Strokes and Stroke Care

These qualifications will be run by HCPA Approved Training Suppliers.

Courses will be put on at strategic locations across the county and at regular intervals throughout the year.

Qualifications in First Aid, Dementia, H&S Funding will be paid direct to the training

suppliers to ensure care providers do not have to deal with paperwork.

See Short Courses in the hcpa website www.hcpa.info

In response to the need to send just one or two staff members on training, HCPA will be asking Approved Training Providers to put on a number of open courses this especially helps to meet the needs of smaller care providers who cannot fill a course themselves.

These will be put on to cover areas of identified need such as supervision, dementia and autism.

Fully Funded Open courses will start in July See Fully Funded Open Courses on the hcpa website

www.hcpa.info Note: it should be noted that non funded open courses are also

advertised on the HCPA website - see Open Courses

We will no longer be  providing raising awareness training but will be helping Activity Coordinators to become the ‘expert in their field’ within their own organisations.

There is going to be an opportunity for learners to gain a NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Activity Provision in Social Care (QCF).

We will be creating Activity Leaders by introducing them to a year round programme of events that will enable them, as leaders, to motivate and stimulate both service users and staff teams by working with Ladder to the Moon. Application forms are available on the Ladder to the Moon stand in the exhibition area.

We will be running Mini Event Facilitated Programmes to enable activity helpers or care staff with Activities responsibilities to put on a highly motivational event. Application forms are available on the Ladder to the Moon stand.

We will be looking into the area of physical activity and how to introduce this with confidence by offering people to become key trainers – please give your details to the HCPA stand on the expression of interest form.

HCPA will facilitate ‘Newly Trained Ladder to the Moon Activity Leaders’ to form peer groups so that they can share best practice and  challenges as well as pass on knowledge to new untrained staff in all organisations.

In line with National Drivers HCPA will not be allocating any money to Common Induction Standards (CIS) as there is a clear message from Government indicating that care providers must provide their own basic training and only cpd should be supported.

To ensure that there is an extension to the numbers in the Learning Champions network, HCPA plans to train a further 24 Learning Champions in Level 3 Training Management. This will enhance the numbers of organisations who have a good understanding of how to support staff development and may help towards building internal capacity for training - as Learning Champions often choose to go on to take a PTLLS course and set up internal training that can then be funded.

Once an organisation has a Learning Champion they can book ‘Building Better Teams’ courses to enable staff teams to understand each other and offer better service.

This course is an introductory course and can be used as a basis for coaching or supervision for on-going development of team dynamics.

Individuals will:-◦ leave with a clear outline of their own strengths and the way in

which they are perceived by others◦ be able to recognize that not all people are the same and it is

often easier to change your approach when dealing with others◦ be able to take forward the jigsaw approach using personality

colours to discuss future challenges

Of Interest to Home Care Providers who want to become registered under HCPA’s Quality Assurance Scheme to provide ‘Personal Assistants’ to people with Direct Payments.

This year the only induction money will be spent on providing PA induction courses. These will include 4 day courses for brand new staff and 1 day conversion courses for care workers already providing home care.

HCPA will be running courses for people to undertake a Level 3 in coaching qualification. We are aware that this training is needed to support staff managing supervision in care.

The pilot in Sept will be run for Learning Champions.

Sign the expression of interest form on the hcpa stand

This is building on from the important lessons learned in the hcpa apprentice project and will ensure that apprentices are fully supported in the workplace. This will be mapped to the QCF units in mentoring and hcpa may seek approval to run this as an accredited course.

To support the drive to engage more dignity into care, HCPA will be running a number of 1 day Train the Trainer days (these will be for internal trainers already holding PTLLS).

These courses will start in August If you do not have PTLLS – this can be accessed

for fully funded through HTDC For Train the Trainer Person Centred Planning or

PTLLS sign the expression of interest form on the HCPA stand.

This course is for Team Leaders This will be a 3 day course run by HCPA over 3

months and will include:◦ Creating a Great Customer Care Culture◦ Setting up an Internal Excellence Scheme◦ ‘Practically’ Meeting the Outcomes

The first course starts in July – sign the expression of interest form on the HCPA stand

It should be noted that in line with the HCC cancellation policy. All HCPA courses will have a fee attached if booked staff do not attend.

This will be sent to you at the time of booking.

SCILS E-Learning TSI now Workforce Development Fund NSA – Leadership franchise HCC Calendar of events (open courses)

Bite sized distance Learning Learn how to use the excellent Personal

Development Plan tool to track the learning of your staff

Get your log in from HCPA – simply send an email

See it in action on the SCILS stand

Log into our website e-learning page to find out about all the free resources available

When should you use e-learning◦ 1. When you identify an urgent need (perhaps

through supervision)◦ 2. To introduce a course that will be taken to a

higher level in face to face training◦ 3. To give to your staff as homework following a

face to face training◦ 4. To ascertain knowledge gaps

HCC Courses include:◦ Nutrition Awareness◦ Safe Administration of Medication for Home Care◦ Equality and Diversity◦ Infection Control◦ Dementia◦ Deprivation of Liberties◦ Enablement◦ Mental Capacity Act◦ Self Directed Support◦ Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

SCIE courses include:◦ Managing knowledge to improve social care ◦ Personalisation◦ Fair Access to Care Services◦ The Open Dementia Programme◦ Managing risk, minimising restraint◦ Interprofessional and inter-agency collaboration◦ Law and Social Work◦ Communication Skills◦ An introduction to residential child care◦ Children of prisoners◦ Poverty, Parenting and Social Exclusion◦ An introduction to the Mental Health of Older People

It should be noted that these do not have assessments...but there is no reason you cannot make your own

Find out about these in the presentation scheduled to start at 2pm

This is an initiative run by the National Skills Academy using a course designed by Sheffield University to help leaders gain high level management knowledge and will be trained by accredited HCPA trainers.

Courses will begin at the end of the year Go to the HCPA stand to register your

interest

£20m Management training fund to help small businesses

The government has set up a new Leadership and Management Advisory Service to help eligible employers identify and fund development opportunities for their senior leaders.

The aim of the service is to foster the leadership and management skills of senior staff so they can make full use of their workforce and accelerate the growth of their business.For more information contact the Leadership and Management Advisory Service, through www.businesslink.gov.uk

The Calendar is available to all care providers in Hertfordshire

You can get an electronic copy to download from our website http://www.hcpa.info/members/pages/484/fully_funded_open_courses

or by emailing   PVI.learning@hertscc.gov.uk

In August we will have 8 young people who have undergone the full apprenticeship programme – this means you do not have to give them either induction or mandatory training.

If you are interested in interviewing these young people please contact hcpa via email or register your interest on the hcpa stand

Next meeting 15th June – Theme: Dementia

We hope you make FULL use of this training offer.