User Led Organisation (ULO) funding goes live with NHSBSA: New training opportunities for individual employers and personal assistants
You can access these new opportunities if you’re a:
- individual employers (IEs)
- personal assistants (PAs)
- self-employed personal assistants (SEPA)
- micro provider
- private carer.
Training can cover a wide range of topics, including moving and handling, health and safety, basic life support, communication skills, specialist condition-related training, mental health and wellbeing, and skills for employing or working as a PA.
How can you access the training?
- Identify your learning needs. Think about the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to develop in your role, whether as an employer or PA.
- Contact your local ULO or DPO. Find out what training is available and register your interest. If you need help identifying your local organisation, contact your Skills for Care Locality Manager.
- Take advantage of training opportunities. Participate in relevant learning and consider how you can apply your new knowledge and skills in practice.
The fund recognises that everyone's support arrangements and learning needs are different.
Download the IE and PA guide to the ULO fund and contact your local ULO or DPO to explore the training available.