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Carer awareness - free e-learning modules

Skills for Care and Skills for Health have worked in partnership with the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Director's office to develop two modules of e-learning for those working with carers. These are:

'Carer Awareness Module 1' which focuses on identifying carers, the challenges they face and what support you could give them
'Carer Awareness Module 2' which focuses in more depth on the sorts of skills and knowledge needed to support carers well. Both modules are based on The Common Core Principles for Working with Carers.

These modules are free to use and can be accessed through our Carers Matter - Everybody's Business online resource.

More information: http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/developing_skills/carersmattereverybodysbusiness/part_3.aspx

Resource packs for tackling ageing workforce issues

Download resource packs for:

1, health sector stakeholders
2. care sector stakeholders

The resource packs provide the business rationale for continuing to promote and support ongoing activity on the older worker agenda.

The pack contains a range of materials (included as embedded objects in the Appendix) developed through working with health / care sector stakeholders during the Age Positive initiative Extending Working Lives in 2010/11, together with links to further research and guidance.

This information can be used to encourage and support professional organisations, employers and others as they address the strategic nature and urgency of age and older worker related issues.

The document has been produced by Capita Consulting (part of Capita Business Services) in partnership with the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (formerly Employers Forum for Age and Belief) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of an Age Positive Initiative called Extending Working Lives. The content contains various resources for use in taking forward the older workers agenda.

More information: http://www.cfwi.org.uk/workforce-planning-news-and-review/resource-packs-for-supporting-sector-bodies-in-tackling-ageing-workforce-issues

Free downloadable guides on workplace issues

Acas offers a range of guidance on important workplace issues such as equality, discipline and grievance, line management skills, communication and employee engagement.

The resources can be found at the following link:

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1390&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5+great+ways+to+start+the+new+year+with+confidence&utm_content=5+great+ways+to+start+the+new+year+with+confidence+CID_30dbf50e0e7a7237906d35e2c7cf6f0b&utm_source=Acas+National+email+marketing+UAT&utm_term=View+our+listing+of+guidance+pages+and+publications+and+bookmark+this+page+today

Practical guide to Principles of Workforce Redesign launched

Skills for Care CEO Sharon Allen today launched a practical guide to the Principles of Workforce Redesign to help adult social care employers manage the huge challenges our sector faces.

The guide was launched at the English Community Care Association's national conference offering a series of practical steps to manage fundamental shifts in the services that organisations provide and to transform those services to meet current needs and expectations.

Throughout the document there is a clear focus on the central role of the workforce, and how workers can be supported to develop their skills and confidence to deliver improved services.

The guide includes practical solutions to involving the whole workforce in planning and decision making and making sure their concerns and worries are addressed.

Topics in the guide include responses to change and loss, ways to engage the whole workforce, understanding how adults learn, recognising the different skills and abilities of individuals, and how different parts of organisations are linked.

"In a time of huge change Skills for Care has published this flexible guide to offer employers of all sizes practical support to manage significant changes in service delivery," says Sharon Allen.

"We launched it at ECCA's national conference because they have been hugely supportive, offering us clear guidance about what frontline employers wanted to see in the guide which means it is fit for purpose."

For details on how to get your copy visit - www.skillsforcare.org.uk/workforceredesign

Work placement guides

Source: http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/entry_to_social_care/recruitment/Work_placement_guides.aspx

Please click on the links below to download the social care work placement guides which support the Society Health and Development Diploma and Apprenticeships in social care. All three guides offer easy to use support to make sure teachers, students and employers get the most out of a placement and we are confident the practical nature of all the guides will convince many young people of the real benefits of a long-term career in social care.

To order copies please complete the placement guide order form

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Workforce Links

- HRBird
  HRBird is a free signposting website for the voluntary sector which takes the pick of people and volunteer management resources from across the web to help you navigate HR information, templates and tools easily.
- Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
- ACAS
  Acas stands for Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. We aim to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations.
- Business Link South West
  Business Link provides the information, advice and support you need to start, run and grow a business.
- Skills for Care
  Skills for Care is the employer led authority on the training standards and development needs of nearly one million social care staff in England.
- Local Government Improvement and Development
  LG Improvement and Development supports improvement and innovation in local government
- National Minimum Data Set for Social Care
  NMDS-SC can provide you with a tailored report on your workforce profile - as well as regional and other reports to provide comparisons.
- Healthcare Workforce Portal
  The healthcare workforce portal covers a range of workforce planning themes and information, giving you access to many e-learning resources and information.
- SCIE People Management
  The website is based on the premise that good people management will improve recruitment and retention, which will in turn lead to improved services for service users.