Working in Partnership

EmployerJob Seeker

Employee Individual Employers

Skills for Care

Training Provider

PA Register /

DP Support

DWP

Holistic Approach

• Working in collaboration

• Multi access points • Personalised

programme• Clear communication• Strong relationship• Effective marketing • Internal and External

Partnership

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Training by fully qualified Workforce

• Skills Gap in the workforce• Aspiring PAs moving into

work• Meeting the Common

Induction Standards• Responsive curriculum

• Resources from Skills for Care

Recruitment

• Clear job description• Advertised Vacancies• Access to support• Internal and external

recruitment • Recruitment Events• Matching to PA Register• At request from Stakeholders

I could do that job!

Support

One to one coachingJob Search Support

PA RegisterPersonalisation Support

Alice’s Journey

Alice joined the PA Academy as an aspiring PA

She was a motivated learner with a clear goal

She has attended 21 workshops with the PA Academy including the common induction

standards

She applied for a range of internal and external vacancies as well as attending our recruitment

day and secured two support worker posts

She also volunteers on the new Advice Central service

Benefits• Creating synergy between funders• Avoiding wasteful duplication • Holistic, looking at the whole• Clear lines of communication• Wider benefits to the sector

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ODI VisitPat Russell, Head of the Office for Disability Issues with Mick

Dillon CEO of The Disability Resource Centre

Next Steps

• PA Agency• The Care Certificate• Continue and extend Partnerships

Questions?