Emerging issues and some challenges we face

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Emerging issues and some challenges we face

• Andy Tilden
• 8 November 2005

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A Sector Skills Council

• Skills for Care and Development. A five
  organisation alliance
• Skills for Care, Childrens Workforce Development
  Council (CWDC), Northern Ireland Social Care
  Council, Scottish Social Services Council, Care
  Council Wales

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The SSC role

• A higher profile for the voice of employment
• Sector Skills Agreement (SSA)
• Sector Qualification Strategy (SQS)

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Some emerging issues

• Settling in of the new NOS and NVQ structures
• The new Common Induction Standards
• Knowledge and Skill Set developments
• Leadership and Management strategy
• The role of the regions

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New NOS and Health and Social Care NVQs

• More fit for purpose NOS
• Flexible NVQ structures
• Role of the expert witness
• What are the issues?

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The Common Induction Standards

• The structure, content and process of the
  standards have been reviewed
• A longer induction period of a maximum of 12
  weeks
• No Foundation
• Notion of common induction standards as a
  minimum for employees

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Common induction standards (1)

• Links to NVQs and GSCC codes
• Induction for all workers involved directly in
  adult social care
• Separate set of standards for managers to be
  produced
• Externally accredited programmes may assist parts
  of induction

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Common induction standards (2)

• Registered managers to maintain the
  responsibility for sign off
• All workers new to the sector to do full
  induction
• Workers with relevant qualification or previous
  induction need only complete workplace specific
  standardsthe manger to determine

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Common induction standards (3)

• Workers with experience but no evidence of
  qualification or previous induction should
  complete full induction
• Revision has developed standards, managers and
  employees guides, glossary and a certificate of
  completion

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Common induction standards (4)

• 6 standards
• Standard 1 Understand the principles of care
• Standard 2 Understand the organisation and the
  role of the worker
• Standard 3 Maintain safety at work
• Standard 4 Communicate effectively
• Standard 5 Recognise and respond to abuse and
  neglect
• Standard 6 Develop as a worker

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Common induction standards (5)

• New standards in use from September 2005
• New standards must be used from September 2006
• Induction and NVQ are part of the same process

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Knowledge and Skills Sets

• A set of key learning outcomes for specific areas
  of work within adult social care in England
• A guide for employers, training providers,
  learning programme writers and awarding bodies
• Dementia, Infection Control, Medication and
  Support Services

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Leadership and Management Strategy

• Launched October 2004
• Revised mapping of competences
• A number of products
• New draft unit for supervision to be field tested
• Guide to Evaluation of Leadership and Management
  training

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The role of the regions

• NW thea.seville_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• NE bob.little_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• YH ann.stacey_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• WM jan.burns_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• EM grace.wood_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• E jan.sheldon_at_skilsforcare.org.uk
• LO maddy.thomson_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• SE lily.robertson_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• SW john.nash_at_skillsforcare.org.uk

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Challenges

• New NOS, NVQ structures and new induction
  standards demand flexibility
• New NOS, common induction standards and knowledge
  and skill sets demand current expertise
• Can the supply side (learning material
  publishers, training providers, assessment
  centres and awarding bodies meet this challenge?

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Contact details

• andy.tilden_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• maria.lagos_at_skillsforcare.org.uk
• www.skillsforcare.org.uk