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Utilising Widening Participation Tools to Grow and Develop Talent

Utilising Widening Participation Tools to Grow and Develop Talent. Rosemarie Simpson – Divisional Manager Strategic Workforce Development Directorate West Midlands Road Show 24 November 2010 . Session Aims.

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Utilising Widening Participation Tools to Grow and Develop Talent

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  1. Utilising Widening Participation Tools to Grow and Develop Talent Rosemarie Simpson – Divisional Manager Strategic Workforce Development Directorate West Midlands Road Show 24 November 2010

  2. Session Aims • To gain an overview of the widening participation products developed by Skills for Health • To be aware of how these products can support workforce development and progression and contribute to improved productivity and quality healthcare delivery

  3. Principles Widening Participation - promoting, championing and facilitating improved access to learning that results in: • Ongoing development of employability skills: • underpinning skills e.g. Literacy, Numeracy, Language • wider development e.g. interpersonal skills and team working • Maximising opportunities for healthcare staff to improve their skills, attain recognition and accreditation for learning • Progression in relation to work, learning and achievement • Increased learner confidence and motivation • Better access to employment • High quality healthcare • Improved productivity • Greater efficiency

  4. Outcomes of Widening Participation Interventions • Impact on learning opportunities • Impact on workforce choice and flexibility • Impact on patients and their experience of healthcare e.g.: • Access • Quality • Safety • Appropriateness • Effectiveness • Reduced health inequalities

  5. “For the times they are a – changin” • Challenging economic outlook • Structural changes • Quality • Productivity • Safety • Rising patient expectations

  6. Skills for Health’s products and/or services relating to Widening Participation • Literacy and Numeracy Initial Assessment Tools • Literacy, Language and Numeracy section on website • Contextualised City and Guilds Award to raise awareness of Literacy and Numeracy in the Workplace • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) - Employer best guidance and case studies • Sector Employability Toolkit • Employability Skills Matrix • Pre-Employment Best Practice in the Health Sector – A Framework for Employers • Apprenticeships - best practice case study – a model for Foundation Trusts working in partnership with schools in England. • Young Apprenticeships Programme – website includes case studies and DVDs • Diploma in Society, Health and Development - revised website available December 2010 with many resources, including teaching and learning materials as well as evaluation reports and DVDs including • evaluation report of learner voice for SHD Diploma • DVD ‘the boys’ • case study for IAG (learner voice)

  7. e-Learning courses for essential core programmes • Commissioning high quality vocational education and learning for support staff working in health - a practical framework and guidance for employers • Supporting Effective Learner Engagement - a guide for employers • Case studies to promote access to different approaches to learning for a range of groups in bands 1-4 to ensure equality of access through baseline assessment, employer led pilots and guidance • Learning Advisors and Clinical Facilitators – Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust • Learning As You Work – A model for delivery in the workplace • Identification and support for staff with hidden disabilities – East Midlands Ambulance Service • Improving Ward Communication – Learning through Work • Using a Learning Styles Questionnaire to Maximise Learning Impact • e-Learning Readiness Toolkit – WP case studies, resources and links, via http://www.elearningreadiness.org • Careers Information, Advice and Guidance – resources and links • Demonstrating the Benefits of Investing in Widening Participation – Widening Participation Impact Measures Guide and Framework

  8. Coming soon…. • New – Pre-Employment Programme for the Health Sector • New – Profiling version of Literacy and Numeracy Initial Assessment Tools • Skills Passport – currently in development

  9. City and Guilds contextualised Award Literacy and Numeracy Initial Assessment Tools Sector Employability Toolkit Apprenticeships Diploma in Society, Health and Development Completing the Jigsaw to Unlock Potential

  10. City and Guilds Contextualised Award • An understanding of how to develop a whole organisation approach to LLN • Raises awareness of LLN issues in the workplace • Increases understanding by managers and supervisors of how to identify and support staff with LLN needs and signpost appropriately • Facilitates staff development and progression

  11. Literacy and NumeracyInitial Assessment Tools • For employers: • Invest in staff in order to deliver safe and effective healthcare • Improve the quality of service provision • Address staff development needs • Unlock the potential of individual staff members • For individuals: • Find out current level of skills and how to improve them • Identify areas for further development • Plan learning • Make the next career move • Increase confidence .

  12. Literacy and Numeracy Initial Assessment Tools • The tools are interactive with questions based on real life healthcare scenarios, maximising their relevance and enhancing the user’s experience. • Scenarios include listening to messages from patients, interpreting instructions, tables and charts, and calibrating equipment. • An adaptive algorithm modifies the difficulty of questions according to users’ abilities. • The assessments provide the user with a detailed profile of their results and clear feedback on answers to questions. www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/IATool

  13. How do they look?A few screenshots…

  14. How do they look?A few screenshots…

  15. How do they look?A few screenshots…

  16. Pre-Employment Programmes • Attract local people into local jobs • Reduction in worklessness • Reducing health inequalities • Entry onto Career Framework

  17. The Sector Employability Toolkit • 5 week programme - 2 weeks off the job training - 3 week work trial • Employability skills and recruitment checklist • Guidance to support recruitment and selection • Partnership with employer, JCP+ and local training provider

  18. Benefits • Improved recruitment and engagementwith local community • Savings in recruitment and bank costs – estimated £900k • 50% less staff turnover • 30% less sickness • Entry onto and progression through the Career Framework

  19. Apprenticeships SfH apprenticeship website - relevant apprenticeship frameworks (80 frameworks appropriate to over 100 different roles - developing the business case - developing an apprenticeship strategy (example of strategy and action plan) - information for prospective apprentices and training providers

  20. Diploma in Society, Health and Development Number of 18-20 year-olds in England from 2005-06 to 2020-21 2.1m 2m 1.9m 1.8m 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2009- 2010- 2011- 2012- 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2020- 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

  21. SHD Website Materials for employers and HEI partners to include: • Information on the Diploma itself – structure and how it relates to other qualifications • Business benefits arising from youth engagement • Employer engagement with schools • Self-assessment tool for employers to evaluate the level/effectiveness of current youth engagement • Case For more information contact: diploma@skillsforhealth.org.uk

  22. CAREER FRAMEWORK Allows for implementation of the flexible career and skills escalator concept. Enables an individual member of staff with transferable competence based skills to progress in a direction which meets workforce, service and individual need 9 More Senior Staff 8 Consultant Practitioners 7 Advanced Practitioners 6 Senior Practitioners 5 Practitioners 4 Assistant Practitioners 3 Senior Assistants/Technicians 2 Support Workers 1 Initial Entry Level Jobs

  23. Thank you for your attention For further discussion and information please contact: Tess Green Tess.Green@skillsforhealth.org.uk Rosemarie Simpson Rosemarie.simpson@skillsforhealth.org.uk

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