Maddy Thomson Programme Head, Standards Learning and Qualifications, Skills for Care Finbar Lillis Skills for Care A

1. Maddy Thomson Programme Head, Standards Learning and Qualifications, Skills for Care Finbar Lillis Skills for Care Associate, Credit Works (Services)

2. New routes into university for people working in adult social care 17,000 organisations and 39,000 establishments involved inproviding/organising adult social care 193,000 adults, older people and carers were receiving direct payments from councils' social services departments approximately 100,000 of these recipients directly employ their own staff Higher Apprenticeship Care Leadership & Management

3. New routes into university for people working in adult social care Higher Apprenticeship Care Leadership & Management

4. New routes into university for people working in adult social care How did Skills for Care manage to achieve this? Why have universities and colleges elected to join this national scheme? How does the HAF take account of differences in systems, and teaching and learning approaches across institutions? What are the benefits for employers and learners? What are the gains for HE providers? Where does SFC plan to go next with this work? What are the wider implications for HE providers of schemes such as this? Higher Apprenticeship Care Leadership & Management

5. Progress - How did we get here? • Making best use of two Qualification Frameworks • Specification Informed by HE & FE providers and employers • Working in partnership and learning together

6. Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in Health and Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Services - One qualification 6 pathways - 7 sample profiles available • Wide choice of units within the qualification • Underpins the Higher Apprenticeship

7. What is our Higher Apprenticeship? General Pathway

8. What is our Higher Apprenticeship? Specialist Pathway

10. Which HE providers? Middlesex University Higher Diploma  Professional Practice in leading and Managing Care Services ( Dementia Care) Higher Diploma  Professional Practice in leading and Managing Care Services ( End of Life Care) Higher Diploma  Professional Practice in leading and Managing Care Services ( Business, Quality and Service Improvement)  University College Birmingham Professional Diploma in Care Leadership and Management (Business Development and Enterprise) University of Chichester Diploma in Professional Practice in Social Care (Business & Enterprise)  Diploma in Professional Practice in Social Care (Dementia)

11. Whois our Higher Apprenticeship for? General Pathway: Managers, deputies, upcoming leaders, of day to day provision in a residential or non-residential service Those that need specific higher level care knowledge to do their job

12. Whois our Higher Apprenticeship for ? Specialist Pathway: Managers of specialist adult social care services Business development managers in adult social care

13. Costs to employers and learners? Under £4000 overall Plus WDF support Employer support Loans

14. Specification for Developing Options for the Specialist Pathway Describes the SfC HA Framework and provides outline information for HE providers planning to design Specialist Pathway options. Sets out (in a pro forma for completion), the requirements for HE providers planning to design Specialist Pathway options and the information that they need to supply to SfC for their plans to be approved.

15. Process Provider views the specification Initial discussion with SfC Provider mails initial response to SfC SfC responds within 14 days Validation Updated response with modules SFC adds FHEQ Diploma(s) as options to the Specialist Pathway in the HA Framework

16. Module design Responsive to real life tasks at work Application of knowledge and skills components of QCF Diploma and FHEQ module Customised to meet individual needs and interests ‘Common’ learning outcomes across institutions Maintain consistency of HA across institutions Reduce proliferation of options in the Specialist Pathway

18. More information https://vimeo.com/channels/skills4care http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/Statistics/fe_data_library/Apprenticeships/ www.skillsforcare.org.uk/higherapps

19. Access to HE and vocational learning 144 QAA Access to Higher Education Diplomas on offer in England and Wales in (health and) social care /work Is there scope for interlocking Access to HE qualifications with the Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships?

20. Level 6 and 7 Is there potential for the development of level 6 and 7 qualifications and Higher Apprenticeships in Adult Social Care? Progression and SFC CPD qualifications at level 6 and 7 Progression into Social work from the HA in Care Leadership and Management

21. Benefits gains and plans What are the benefits for employers and learners? What are the gains for HE providers?

22. Where does SFC plan to go next with this work? • Secure development of additional HE options in the specialist pathway • Promote the Workforce Development Fund • Help broker connections and support partnership development • Work with providers and employers to develop new ideas and opportunities • Track progress and evaluate

23. Implications? What are the wider implications for HE providers of schemes such as this?