Join this masterclass to discover how the One Stockport Health and Social Care Career Academy supports workforce sustainability, the commissioning strategy and Market Sustainability Plan.
Commissioning masterclass - Developing a sustainable care workforce through partnerships
Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Location: Online
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Overview
Discover how the One Stockport Health and Social Care Career Academy has evolved from an ambitious vision into a growing workforce development programme. Find out how the Academy supports both workforce sustainability and the wider ambitions of Stockport's commissioning strategy and Market Sustainability Plan.
Emma Battersby, a Commissioning Service Manager at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, will speak at the session about the Academy. She’ll share its key achievements, emerging impact and lessons learned so far, as well as its ambitions for the future.
You’ll gain ideas to help you consider your approach to workforce capacity, improving recruitment and retention, creating clearer progression routes, and helping to build a resilient and sustainable care market.
About the One Stockport Health and Social Care Career Academy
Launched in January 2026, the One Stockport Health and Social Care Career Academy brings together partners from health, social care, education, providers, the voluntary and community sector, and employment and skills services to address workforce challenges through collaboration, skills development, career pathways, and employment opportunities.
As a place-based initiative, the Academy supports strategic commissioning objectives by strengthening workforce capacity, improving recruitment and retention, creating clearer progression routes, and helping to build a resilient and sustainable care market. Through a shared commitment to developing local talent, partners are working together to create opportunities for residents while supporting providers to meet current and future workforce demands.
Who should attend?
Members of the National Peer Network for Commissioners.
If you are not already a member of the network, by joining this webinar, you will automatically be added to the network.
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