List of funded qualifications and learning for the Workforce Development Fund
Please be advised that the list of funded qualifications and learning for the Workforce Development Fund has been updated.
For more information please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Workforce Development Fund contact Karen Holley. The additions are summarised below:
Being prepared for CQC inspection is a new digital learning module which has been created as part of the new Good and Outstanding care guide. It will ensure learners understand CQC inspection and monitoring and can effectively evidence their service is delivering good or outstanding care. The module takes approximately 1 hour to complete and is for new managers, new providers, quality & compliance leads and others helping prepare for CQC inspection. Learners need to have a Skills for Care account and will access the module via Skills for Care’s virtual learning environment button. There is a reduced release price of £10 to access the module, £9 for organisations using the ASC-WDS. £50 can be claimed via WDF which contributes to the cost as well as the learners time to complete the module and to implement and embed the learning within their organisation.
Mental Health First Aid
Funding is only available for the courses specified below from MHFA England booked via their website.
Claim code - MHFA
Value - £100
Name of learning programme - Online Mental Health First Aid Adult
Duration - 17 hours – 7 hours individual learning and 4 x 2.5 hours live sessions
Claim code - MHFA
Value - £100
Name of learning programme - Adult MHFA Two Day Classroom – Mental Health First Aid
Duration - Two days
Important points to note:
MHFA England offer other mental health courses which are not eligible for WDF. These include options that aren’t specified as adult (e.g. Youth, Higher Education, Armed Forces) and options that are Mental Health Aware, MHFA Refresher, Adult MHFA one day classroom.
There are other providers of mental health training which are not eligible for WDF.
WDF can only be claimed for a learner once for one of the above mental health first aid courses.