Events and networks

Commissioner masterclass: Every decision about care is a decision about housing

Online

This virtual masterclass is designed to support greater collaboration and partnership working by exploring the importance of commissioners ensuring effective partnership working on housing – including with strategic housing leaders and planners at local authority level, and with housing providers.

Take a virtual tour of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)

Online

Have you ever wondered what’s involved in using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set? Join us to see first-hand the tools and benefits that your organisation could be missing out on! This session is designed to give social care providers who do not yet have an ASC-WDS account a demonstration of how the service works. Care providers who already use ASC-WDS may wish to join to be reminded of how they can make the most of their account.  20,000 care providers already use ASC-WDS and can access a range of benefits including: Eligibility for funding opportunities. Record information about your staff. Manage your training records. Define mandatory training for each role. Receive alerts when training is expired or expiring soon. Benchmark your service against similar providers. Access discounts and offers from Skills for Care and endorsed training providers. Allow us to create vital intelligence which is used by sector stakeholders and decision makers. This webinar will be run on Zoom. 

Registered manager webinar: CQC Single Assessment Framework - Key learnings from the first six months and beyond

Online

This webinar will explore what is being celebrated as Good and Outstanding care from some of the newer areas of assessment focus, what is causing providers to fall below expectations, and what are your best opportunities to showcase the quality of care you provide.

Eastern region nominated individual network meeting

Online

The network is chaired by Terry Cotton, who is a Nominated Individual from the Eastern region. The network was launched in the Eastern Region early in 2022 and has been running as an active group since its launch. The network offers support for nominated individuals including: Understanding the remit of their role and meeting its requirements. Hearing from expert speakers from across the social care sector An opportunity to share challenges facing care sector organisations. Finding co-designed solutions to address challenges. Networking with executive/senior level colleagues from across the Eastern region. Feedback into Skills for Care’s Board and Department of Health and Social Care on key issues. If you are a nominated individual in the Eastern region, please join us for these network meetings. You can choose as many meetings as you are able to and the majority of these sessions will be run on Zoom.

Take a virtual tour of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)

Online

Have you ever wondered what’s involved in using the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set? Join us to see first-hand the tools and benefits that your organisation could be missing out on! This session is designed to give social care providers who do not yet have an ASC-WDS account a demonstration of how the service works. Care providers who already use ASC-WDS may wish to join to be reminded of how they can make the most of their account.  20,000 care providers already use ASC-WDS and can access a range of benefits including: Eligibility for funding opportunities. Record information about your staff. Manage your training records. Define mandatory training for each role. Receive alerts when training is expired or expiring soon. Benchmark your service against similar providers. Access discounts and offers from Skills for Care and endorsed training providers. Allow us to create vital intelligence which is used by sector stakeholders and decision makers.

Midlands Deputy development network

Online

The Midlands Deputy development network is a regional network providing support to the development deputies and senior staff within the adult social care sector across the East and West Midlands. 

Live podcast: In conversation with James Bullion, CQC

Online

To launch our fifth series of the care exchange, please join us for a special live episode with James Bullion. Listen to James talking about his role as Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care at the CQC as well as CQC's regulatory approach

Commissioner masterclass: Prevention & cost avoidance – OT driven innovation in adult social care

Online

This virtual masterclass for commissioners aims to increase awareness of the impact that occupational therapists can bring to ASC by leading on proactive, early intervention and prevention approaches.

South West Nominated individual network meeting

Online

Skills for Care is delighted to announce the launch of its South West Nominated Individual (NI) Network, which is taking place on 24 September 2024 (11.00 – 12.30) via Zoom. If you hold the role of Nominated Individual within your organisation, this new network will explore your role and responsibilities further. By attending, you will hear  about current opportunities, sector challenges and ways to overcome them, and there will be an opportunity to network with your peers.   At this launch meeting we will be joined by Caroline Coleman of Coleman Training who worked with Skills for Care to develop “The Nominated Individuals Handbook: A Practical Guide” which is available to download here Discussion topics will include: What is the role of Nominated Individual and why is it important? Relationships between the CQC and the Nominated Individual role Supporting the registered manager and taking the role of a critical friend  Managing the dual role of registered manager and nominated individual Each network meeting will be virtual and will be facilitated by a Skills for Care Locality manager.

Registered manager webinar: Providing impactful feedback in your CQC assessment

Online

Join us for a conversation with Louie Werth, Director of Care Research who will share practical advice on how to enhance your current feedback approaches, gather good feedback from the people you support and how to prepare your staff for interviews with CQC inspectors, plus much more.