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Funding for Workforce Development Laura Anthony Skills for Care London

Funding for Workforce Development Laura Anthony Skills for Care London. Work-based training programmes designed around the needs of employers, which lead to nationally recognised qualifications Majority of the training ‘on the job’ – rest supplied by a local training provider or college.

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Funding for Workforce Development Laura Anthony Skills for Care London

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  1. Funding for Workforce Development Laura Anthony Skills for Care London • Work-based training programmes designed around the needs of employers, which lead to nationally recognised qualifications • Majority of the training ‘on the job’ – rest supplied by a local training provider or college

  2. Skills for Care Funding - Background • Training Strategy Implementation Funding • Distributed by Skills for Care on behalf of the Department of Health • c£1.3m allocated to London in 2010/11 • Funding routed through 16 employer-led partnerships • Demand higher than supply • NMDS-SC requirements

  3. Skills for Care Funding 2011/12 • The Department of Health has confirmed that Skills for Care will receive funding in 2011/12 to support adult social care employers to develop their staff • The funding will help workers to take optional and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) units that support the development of knowledge and skills that reflect the changing and evolving needs of the sector • Specialist areas such as dementia care, end of life care, safeguarding and the emerging roles of personal assistants will be prioritised. 

  4. Other funding streams • Apprenticeships • Train to Gain to be replaced by an SME-focused training programme • Leadership & Management Grant

  5. Skills for Sustainable Growth • For 2011/12 funding will be targeted primarily at: - 19-24 year olds seeking first full L2 & 3 quals • Adult apprenticeships • Essential literacy and numeracy skills • Work Programme • The entitlement to free training for a first full level 2 qualification for those over 25 will be removed

  6. Discussion Questions • How can employers work together to bid for 2011/12 Skills for Care funding? • How can the partnership, once formed, work together to commission training and bid for further funds? • What role can training providers play in this partnership? • How can local authorities support employer partners with workforce development?

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