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Development of learning opportunities for level 4 support worker roles. A collaborative approach. Developed with Calderdale Framework team in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. Demand led. A need identified for educational provision that would meet the need for Band 4 roles
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Development of learning opportunities for level 4 support worker roles
A collaborative approach • Developed with Calderdale Framework team in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders
Demand led • A need identified for educational provision that would meet the need for Band 4 roles • Learning outcomes will be based on job specifications that have been developed based on National Occupational Standards and Workforce competences
Drivers • Local demand • National acknowledgement of the need to invest in widening participation in life long learning for the support workforce (Skills for Health 2006) • Regional support for support worker education that is based on specific need
What we offer • Accreditation of in-house competency based training- the Calderdale Framework • Recognition of prior experiential learning • A recognisable, transferable qualification • Progression opportunities within an academic framework
Who is it for ? • Experienced support workers usually working at Band 3, in an area where service analysis identifies a need for Band 4 role
Major features • Accreditation of prior learning • High degree of work based learning • Personal & professional development • Case based approach • Blended learning
Major features • Framework with application to other professional areas and other sectors