Skills for Care Update
You may have seen the press release in which Wes Streeting committed £12M funding for adult social care courses and qualifications, including the new L5 Digital Leadership award.
This is via the Learning and Development Support Scheme (L&DSS), which enables employers to claim up to £1,540 per learner towards the new level 2 Care Certificate for example.
Eligibility for the above includes having an up-to-date Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) account. If your organisation does not have an account then registering for an ASC-WDS account takes just minutes and other benefits of having an account include the ability to benchmark against other local providers, using it as evidence for CQC, a free training matrix tool as well as the data informing decisions made by the Department of Health and Social Care.
If you would like more information about the above, or the free support available to you from Skills for Care, then please get in touch with Keryn Morris.
New renewal resource – Developing new managers and deputies
As part of our registered manager membership, managers renewing their membership from 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026 will receive an exclusive printed copy of our new renewal resource ‘Developing new and deputy managers – a guide to effective succession planning.’ The development of future managers is more important than ever, and this guide provides insight into practical ways to succession plan across different sizes and types of adult social care services