Testimonials

"Lancashire County Council is committed to working with providers to raise the standards of quality and training for social care workers. The LWDP is the joint forum where decisions on allocation of resources and developments are taken. The County Council underwrites this partnership by ensuring that the full amount of its training grant is available to its provider organisations. The ongoing work of the LWDP will be to ensure that all providers benefit from these arrangements and that Lancashire continues to be at the forefront of future developments"

- Mike Webster, Lancashire County Council

"Lancashire Workforce Development Partnership is vital in bringing employers and Skills for Care in the North West together to turn a shared business plan into practical reality for the workforce"

- Vic Citarella, Skills for Care

"Business Link values the work of LWDP because it has brought together a very effective support framework for developing skills across a wide range of social care provision in Lancashire. Information and funding is gathered and shared and has strengthened many of the organisations involved in delivering care services in Lancashire. LWDP activity also complements the Investors in People National Standard by supporting skill needs and qualifications for carers and managers alike."

- Sandra Clarkson, Workforce Development Adviser, Business Link Lancashire

"The LWDP is in my view absolutely vital in the process of upskilling the social care sector to meet the demands of service users and in providing excellent services that will attract new people into the sector who will see social care as a career option"

- Paul Callander, Group Director, Ravenscroft Group