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Dignity in Care Charter | The following links, supplied by Lancashire County Council Adult Services will take you to information to help Care Providers promote Dignity in Care. A printable poster and Dignity in Care Charter flyer can be downloaded by clicking the links. |  |
Recruitment & Retention The report summarising the findings of the recent Recruitment & Retention survey is now complete. Click here to download hope you find the results interesting and helpful and that the opportunities for improvement detailed on page 9 of the report will address some of the issues raised. I would like to thank all the organisations who took the time to complete the questionnaire and LWDP admin staff and networkers who assisted with the distribution. Ann Love, Project Development Manager, LWDP
ann@integratepreston.org.uk
Tel: 01772 333807
£25,000 will be allocate towards PTLLS and CTLLS training this yearIt has been agreed by the LWDP Board that £25,000 will be allocate towards PTLLS and CTLLS training this year. For more details about PTLSS and CTLSS click here for further information. It has been agreed that:
- An allowance of £250 will be paid by the LWDP per individual per award PTLLS or CTLSS.
- Only one award per year per person will benefit from the funding.
- Only one individual per organisation can apply initially
- Applications should be made in the ‘normal’ manner through LancashirePlan
Important Registered Managers Award Update
The Registered Managers award is now being replaced by Leadership in care & Management. The award will be 8units and £800 funding will be allocated towards it. All registrations after 01-08-08 can only be for this award which replaces registered manager(adults)& Registered manager in residential child care. The "old" awards must be completed by August 2010.
LWDP Mission Statement
Lancashire Workforce Development Partnership (LWDP) is employer led and aims to improve the quality of care provided to the users of Lancashire’s* independent social care services and their carers, by:
- identifying the workforce size and profile - creating and promoting a positive attitude to ‘social care’ - fairly disseminating funding for training - providing practical support, information and procuring appropriate and relevant resources
*The LWDP’s resources are available to all non statutory organisations and individuals providing paid for Social Care within the Lancashire County Council boundary.
UCLAN – PQ SOCIAL WORK DEVELOPMENT - UPDATE:They are in the final stages of validation – due to start with the first module – “consolidation module” – October 20th Click here for the full article.
Important information re TSI funding for all Care ProvidersAs you know some of our funding comes from Skills for Care (SfC), this is Training Strategy Implementation (TSI) money and the rules for obtaining and distributing this money are set and controlled by SfC. Last year the criteria was that the money would only be available to organisations which had completed their National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) organisational return.
This year in a late addition to the contract we have now been informed that the grant will only be available to organisations which completed their information last year and have gone into that information this year and updated it, as well as to new organisations who complete the information this year.
If you are one of these organisations please can I ask that you do this in order that we can submit the relevant number of units for approval in order to meet our contract milestones. If you need any help or assistance please contact Jack Moorehead on 01772 761855 or email her on jackmoorehead@lwdp.org.uk
I apologise for this apparent short notice but as I have explained this was a late addition to the original contract issued by SfC.
Regards
Dymph Knowles
Funding DeadlineLast year (2007/08) we enabled people to obtain an extension to the time they were permitted to submit evidence to obtain payment this was because it was felt that we had not given enough notice of the cut off date. This year 2008/09 the final date for submitting evidence to obtain payment will be 31st March 2009 there will be no extension period, any claims not submitted by this time will need to be reapplied for in 2009/10/
LWDP Jobs SectionAttention all LWDP Members and LWDP approved training providers: it has been agreed that the job adverts page will continue to be FREE for all care and LWDP approved training providers in Lancashire.
Funding for Management NVQ'sThe LWDP are pleased to announce that following requests they are now able to fund management NVQ's. The funding for this will be made available in the normal manner using LancashirePlan. The usual rule of funding for one NVQ per person per year will apply and therefore you can only apply for a Management NVQ if you are not undertaking a Care NVQ.
CareSeeker (Lancashire) The LWDP have launched a new service for its members – search for care homes in Lancashire with CareSeeker (Lancashire). CareSeeker is an internet based search facility that allows potential service users, families and advocates to search through listings of the care providers in Lancashire to find a service that fits their needs. Your care provider listing on CareSeeker can be found by logging into the members area using your LWDP User ID and Password and selecting the CareSeeker Lancashire Update menu item.
LancashirePlan Training / Funding / Workforce Management Software.JPG) Through LancashirePlan, organisations can book, track and record training and staff development and produce reports for CSCI, LCC, NMDS-SC etc, a 187 courses are currently being advertised resulting in 14,771 places being booked on-line since April 2006.
To log into LancashirePlan Click Here
Together we can improve social care in Lancashire
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