SKILLS DELIVERY BRANCH Presentation to the Independent Health & Care Providers

1. SKILLS DELIVERY BRANCHPresentation to theIndependent Health & Care Providers Presented By Trevor Russell Department for Employment & Learning Skills Delivery Branch 15 February 2012

2. Department for Employment & Learning • Skills Delivery Branch – Who we are What we do. • Department for Employment & Learning Programmes. • Recruitment; • Upskilling & Reskilling; • Management Training & Development;

3. Skills Delivery Branch A point of contact for employers who would like to know more about what training, Upskilling/Reskilling and recruitment assistance is available. 1st Floor, Waterfront Plaza, 8 Laganbank Road, Belfast, BT1 3LY

4. Skills Delivery Branch Overview • 3 Project teams working in various regions across NI. • advisers engage with employers to identify suitable training opportunities for staff. • discuss financial support towards training costs. • where necessary, fund development activity with local training providers to ensure training delivered locally. • customise training and ensure it is accredited. • signpost to other training and recruitment solutions.

5. North Western & Northern RegionsTrevor Russell 028 9090 5267Paul Rainey 028 9090 5263 Skills Advisers Southern & South Eastern RegionsKevin Quinn 028 9090 5268Damian Martin 028 9090 5264 South Western & Belfast RegionsMark McConville 028 9090 5262Kieran Hinds 028 9090 5266

6. DEL Programmes • Recruitment • Bridge to Employment (BTE); • Steps to Work (STW); • Upskilling & Reskilling • Customised Training; • Management • Made Not Born; • Management Analysis & Planning (MAP); • Management & Leadership Development Programme (MLDP) and • Intro Graduate Programme;

7. Recruitment • Bridge to Employment (BTE) - is a pre-employment training programme that helps unemployed people get jobs – whatever their experience. • Steps to Work (STW) - is a programme to help people move into and sustain employment. This includes work experience, training, and qualifications.  

8. Recruitment – Bridge to Employment • Bridge to Employment is a pre-employment training programme that helps companies recruit unemployed people whatever their experience of work. • Bridge to Employment programmes are run in response to employers with job vacancies. Training courses are tailored to meet the skill requirements of the job. • NO COST TO THE EMPLOYER. • In the last financial year 400+ people got jobs through our Bridge to Employment programme.

9. Recruitment – Bridge to Employment Typical BTE Funded Training in the Healthcare Sector • Fire Training. • Vulnerable Adults Training. • COSHH. • First Aid. • Moving & Handling. • Dementia Care. • Infection Control. • Food & Hygiene. • Induction. • http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/successthroughskills/skillssolutions/skills-solutions-programmes/bridge-to-employment.htm

10. Recruitment - Steps to Work • The aim of Steps to Work is to assist people who are unemployed or economically inactive to find and sustain employment. • The Employer Subsidy is a 26 week package of assistance available to those employers who recruit eligible clients. • £60 p/w Full Time; £40 p/w Part Time for 18 to 24 year olds; • £75 p/w Full Time; £50 p/w Part Time for 25+; • Up to £750 available towards formal training or up to £300 available for short accredited training specific to the job role (18 to 24 years olds only); • http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/finding-employment-finding-staff/fe-fs-help-to-find-employment/stepstowork/what-steps-to-work-offers-employers.htm

11. Upskilling & Reskilling • Customised Training – is a training programme for current staff which leads to a recognised qualification. • Available for Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) or Social Enterprise with up to 250 (or Full Time Equivalent) employees provided they don’t receive public funding for training. • Up to 100% funding on a sliding scale dependent on current skill level and number of employees. • Training can only be funded if it leads to a recognised qualification on the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF).

12. Upskilling & Reskilling Customised Training funding is based on the size of the company, qualifications already attained and level of qualifications being sought.

13. Upskilling & Reskilling Customised Training – how it works • we will meet with an employer to learn more about the business and to discuss the specific training needs. • a training project will then be built around the employer’s specific requirements.   • training can be delivered at a time and location to suit the employer. • employers will be required to release staff to undertake any training and may also be required to make a financial contribution.

14. Upskilling & Reskilling Training is available for all staff • Reception Staff. • Cleaning and Kitchen Staff. • Support Staff. • Care Staff. • Management Staff.

15. Upskilling & Reskilling Examples of Customised Training in the Healthcare Sector • Level 2 (NVQ) Diploma in Health and Social Care. • Level 3 (NVQ) Diploma in Health and Social Care. • Level 2 (NVQ) Diploma in Professional Cookery. Northern Ireland Social Care Council • Laura McCullough – Workforce Development Officer; • Tel: 028 9041 7600; • E-mail: laura.mccullough@nisocialcarecouncil.org.uk

16. Management Training & Development • Made Not Born – Range of Events with key speakers to help “bring to life” the key management and leadership skills which are needed to grow your business, enhance your team potential. • These events are aimed at Small to Medium Enterprises (10 – 250 employees). • Working with a number of delivery partners there are a range of direct support programmes designed to meet the needs of different organisations. • They include structured programmes for individual managers across a range of themes as well as tailored company focused programmes. • http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/successthroughskills/madenotborn.htm

17. Management Training & Development Direct Support Programmes • Management Analysis and Planning (MAP) - analysis of your business resulting in a training and development plan. • The Department for Employment and Learning will meet the cost of the business analysis, (itself worth £1000) and will provide up to a further £6000 of funding (on a 40% basis), towards development activities arising from the completed training and development plan. • Aimed at Small to Medium Enterprises. • http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/successthroughskills/madenotborn/direct-support-programmes/madenotborn-map.htm

18. Management Training & Development Direct Support Programmes • Management and Leadership Development Programme (MLDP) - the programme is open to managers at varying levels of development from first line management through to training for directors and senior managers and addresses a range of business areas. • Financial assistance is available to NI-based Small to Medium-sized Enterprises and Social Economy Enterprises at 50% of programme cost. • The maximum MLDP funding a company may receive from DEL will be £7000 per annum. • http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/successthroughskills/madenotborn/direct-support-programmes/madenotborn-mldp.htm

19. Additional DEL Web Sites • Intro • http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/successthroughskills/madenotborn/direct-support-programmes/madenotborn-intro.htm • Essential Skills • http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/essential-skills-employers • Apprenticeship NI • http://www.delni.gov.uk/apprenticeshipsni • http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/appni-level2-19-health-and-social-care-issue-5-08-11.pdf • http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/appni-level-3-338-health-and-social-care-issue-4-08-11.pdf

20. SKILLS DELIVERY BRANCH Contact Number: - 028 9090 5250 Email: - skillsdeliverybranch@delni.gov.uk http://www.delni.gov.uk/skillssolutions