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Skills for Care hosts local and national events and networks to support the adult social care sector with their workforce development needs.

Search for events in your local area by region and by topic. If you're looking for network event in your area and can't find it on the listing below, please contact your locality manager.

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28

Mar

Online event

Free

Retention of personal assistants in social care

Online

Join us for an insightful 60-minute workshop on sharing best practice and research insights. This workshop is your gateway to understanding the critical issue of personal assistant turnover in the social care sector. Discover the compelling research findings that underscore the significance of retention, and delve into the root causes behind turnover rates.

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15

Apr

Online event

Free

Midlands Nominated Individual network meeting

Online

The network is chaired by Ed Brown who is a Nominated Individual and Head of Adult Care Compliance and Development at Father Hudson's Care. The network was launched in the West Midlands in July 2019. It has been running as an active WhatsApp group since April 2020. The network offers support for nominated individuals including: Understanding the remit of their role and meeting its requirements. Opportunity to share challenges facing care sector organisations. Finding co-designed solutions to address challenges. Networking with executive/senior level colleagues from across the Midlands.  Feedback into Skills for Care’s Board and Department of Health and Social Care on key issues.

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17

Apr

Free

Your future and mine: Managing a service, leading a workforce

An event about delivering effective Adult Social Care services in a challenging time.  The South West Skill for Care Team are delighted to announce that we will be hosting an event for employers across the region. This face to face event will be full of exciting updates, opportunities to network, information from sector experts and much, much more. The event will focus on managing a service and leading a workforce, particularly through times when political, economical, social, technological, legal and environmental issues bring many challenges, but also present many opportunities. Delegates will: Hear about the current Government reform plans, including the care certificate qualification and the care workforce pathway, and have the opportunity to consider and discuss the impact it will have on individual organisations. Get the opportunity to consider ways to attract and nurture the workforce of the future, including how to be a flexible employer and develop pipelines. Consider what opportunities digital working and learning will bring and how to get the most out of what is available. Be able to take part in tabletop discussions and break out workshops to hear about practical solutions and ways of working to successfully manage a service and lead a workforce.

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23

Apr

Free

Removing barriers to grow your workforce

Skills for Care and local stakeholders have combined forces to provide Adult Social Care employers with the right tools to offer safer recruitment practices when considering to hire candidates with a criminal record. This full-day, interactive event will allow delegates to network with fellow professionals in the field to discover sustainable employment opportunities for people from a wider potential workforce. Benefits By the end of this event you will: Understand how to recruit from a wider pool of potential talent Be able to improve the diversity of your workforce Learn how to avoid unnecessary failed recruitment costs Find out how to access further support from Skills for Care to address your skills shortages Access Skills for Care Professional Networks Have opportunity to network with other key stakeholders

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09

May

Online event

£144

Being prepared for CQC inspection seminar

Online

An interactive seminar for services who want to understand the practical ways to be ready for their CQC inspection.

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16

May

Free

RM webinar: Workforce wellbeing – Practical and cost effective ways to support your team

Delivered in partnership with The Outstanding Society, this webinar will look at simple and effective ways to best support your workforce, helping them manage the latest pressures and workload.

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05

Jun

Online event

£144

Delivering outstanding care seminar

Online

This full-day interactive seminar is for services who want to understand what outstanding care looks like and how to deliver and evidence this. You will also learn how to strengthen each Key Question and Quality Statement. This seminar is primarily aimed at services currently rated Good but who want to progress to Outstanding, as well as newer services hoping to achieve this accolade in their first inspection.

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25

Jun

Online event

£144

Being prepared for CQC inspection seminar

Online

An interactive seminar for services who want to understand the practical ways to be ready for their CQC inspection.

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26

Sep

Online event

£144

Improving your CQC rating seminar

Online

An interactive seminar for services who have fallen below CQC standards (rated either requires improvement or inadequate) and are looking for practical ways to recover and achieve a Good rating.

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