Lansio Hyfforddiant Fframwaith Sgiliau Craidd Launching the Core Skills Training Framework John Rogers Chief Executive

Who are “Skills for Health”? 1 of 19 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) across the UK Licensed by UK Government through the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) Cover - NHS, voluntary and independent health services. UK-wide ‘Not for profit’ Charity

What SfH is asked to do? Work collaboratively with employers and the wider sector to improve workforce skills development by collective action – to improve patient care. Identify Sector workforce needs - Provide a health employer voice in workforce skills development. Improve Workforce Skills – Develop and implement skill strategies embracing qualifications and career frameworks – appropriate to each country Develop and Manage Workforce Competences – Build, use and maintain comprehensive national workforce competence frameworks, embracing national occupational standards.

What SfH is asked to do? Influence Education and Training Supply to meet sector needs – Influence curriculum relevance and design Evaluate and improve – Evaluate the impact of the above to improve workforce planning and development across the UK health sector. Innovate – Design solutions and approaches to enhance workforce planning, efficiency and training (workforce re-design tools, DRS, E-learning)

The Health Sector - How we have changed!

Key Issues Influencing Changing Health Needs

Key Issues Influencing Healthcare Expectations and Delivery Patient Safety Efficiency Productivity Economics Person Centred Quality

Implications for Organisations Workforce Skills & Education and Training Need to renew focus to ensure –Effective and has Impact –Maximising delivery routes –Recording and validating –Consistency and high quality

Statutory and Mandatory Training Focused area of provision which requires organisational significant investment. Highly variable in focus and approach Educational value often lost given dominance of process for compliance Key Benefits of the Core Skills Training Framework seeks to –Renew focus on this important area of training –Promote educational value and impact –Increase consistency –Enable Recognition –Prevent unnecessary duplication.

Development of Core Skills Training Framework - Wales a key driver and supporter Builds upon similar developments which have already been progressed in Wales Through contribution of Helen Thomas (WfIS) who has coordinated a Wales response The review and support of the Wales Strategy Groups whose feedback has helped shaped the framework Organisations and individuals who contributed to the consultations

Skills for Health - Supporting Further Skills Development in Wales Consider how we work with Wales to support any further Framework developments. Director for Wales (Anne Clarke) can liaise directly with organisations to understand local skill priorities and advise how best Skills for Health can support given available expertise, experience and tools.

Nodweddion allweddol y Fframwaith Hyfforddiant Sgiliau Craidd Key Features of the Core Skills Training Framework Mike Farrell Head of Educational Developments

Involvement and Engagement Representatives from regional and country developments National SMEs e.g. –Health and Safety Executive –National Back Exchange –Infection Prevention Society –Resuscitation –DH Policy Leads –NHS Employers –National ESR Team Regulatory Bodies Health Regulator Bodies (following-up) General Medical Council Nursing and Midwifery Council Health and Care Professions Council General Dental Council Activities Building Consensus 2 national consultations 15 drafts! Engagement

Core Skills Training Framework - Key Products Contents Purpose of Document Target Audience Background to the Development of the Framework Defining Statutory and Mandatory Training Implementing the UK Core Skills and Training Framework –Why Should Organisations use the Framework? –Who Needs to Receive Training? –Promoting Workforce Values –Delivery and Formats of Core Skills Training –The Value of Assessment –Refresher Periods –Data Portability (Naming Conventions) –Proposed Arrangements for Assuring the Framework and Sustainability Indicative Mapping to National Regulatory Standards

Contents Organising Structure Subjects –Fire Safety –Moving & Handling –Equality, Diversity and Human Rights –Resuscitation –Health, Safety & Welfare –Infection Prevention & Control –Safeguarding Children –Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults –Information Governance –Violence and Aggression For each subject –Context statement –Current policy/legal guidance –Key learning outcomes –Proposed refresher training periods –Standards for delivery –Linkage to key standards/other related workforce developments. Core Skills Training Framework - Products

Subject Example – Safeguarding Adults

Key Points The framework is... –About setting a minimum standard –Providing a common script for organisation education and compliance leads –Reflecting key subjects but organisations will have other mandatory training needs as well –Does not dictate the format of how the subjects should be delivered –About being maintained

Core Skills Training Framework - Enabling Alignment Formal Organisational Sign up Register: The organisations use of the framework is captured in the proposed national register of users Audit: Implement agreed audit programme/processes as part of local education governance arrangements. CORE SKILLS FRAMEWORK ORHANISATIONAL ASSURANCE PROCESSES CORE SKILLS FRAMEWORK ORHANISATIONAL ASSURANCE PROCESSES Organisations complete Readiness Assessment Organisations map local training delivery with Framework Learning Outcomes and Learner Facilitator Standards Organisations use agreed Framework naming conventions

Quality Assurance Framework Manager Role Formal annual review Horizon scanning and consensus for inclusion of new subjects Share best implementation guidance Audit Mechanisms Reporting Usage and Alignment

Your Actions Working with colleagues to promote an ‘All Wales Approach’ Encourage a whole organisational response Formally seek your management board/educational governance agreement Plan with purpose - start somewhere and set a timescale for adoption for all (expect 2-6 months) Audit and assess readiness Set expectation for shared commitment and responsibilities of all subjects leads to support Build in to commissioning/quality requirements for any outsourced training requirements.

Follow - Up 2 CSTF Implementation Workshops in Wales Further Information UK Wide Core Skills Training Framework Project Web pages core-skills-training--framework/ core-skills-training--framework/ Contact Anne Clarke, Director For Wales or Mike Farrell, Head of Educational Developments

Wales - we salute your efforts! Cymru - rydym saliwt eich ymdrechion!