Workforce information and support
Learning and Skills Development
Learning and Skills Development contributes to safe, quality and person-centred care.
It can also ensure workforce members:
- Have the right skills and knowledge
- Have the opportunity to develop
- Have job satisfaction
- Feel empowered to take on more responsibility.
The Skills for Care report 'State of the adult social care sector and workforce', highlights that staff turnover rates are nearly 10% lower for staff who receive training.
The Norfolk Care Careers team offers the following:
- Support with your training matrix and identifying training needs
- Signposting to courses and potential funding sources
- Sign post to digital learning opportunities and support to get started with digital learning
- Study skills support.
Workshops
The workshop programme provides initial skills development and more information about working in the social care sector.
Sessions include:
- Progression pathways
- Building workplace confidence
- Person-centred and holistic care
- Record keeping.
Visit the Norfolk Care Careers events page for upcoming workshops
1:1 Mentoring
Our dedicated Workforce Adviser team can also offer mentoring to members of the social care workforce or to those considering a move into the social care sector.
Mentoring:
- Tailors support to suit individual needs
- Offers advice and a space to self-reflect
- Enables career progression and job satisfaction
- Supports anyone who is undertaking courses or professional development
- Helps with study skills, planning and managing time
- Signposts to suitable funded training opportunities and e-learning courses
- Supports to overcome day-to-day challenges and gain confidence.
Social care workers who have had mentoring say the support is a valuable resource. They outline it has improved their confidence and made them more likely to take up future training or education.
Register your interest in 1:1 Mentoring
If you work in adult social care, or you are considering a move into the sector and would like to know more about mentoring, careers, vacancies or skills development in the sector, contact us.
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