We are helping employers to develop their workforce to best meet their business needs Apprenticeships: Professionalising Social Care

Skills for Care – what do we do? We provide robust data about the social care workforce We help develop new ways of working and delivering services We create a flexible qualifications framework that underpins workforce development, learning and training for 1.75 million social care workers We help improve the image and status of the social care workforce We are the employer voice on emerging Government policy

Skills for Care in the East of England

Our Apprenticeship Aims Raise awareness and understanding amongst stakeholders Promote engagement and participation Develop capacity of supply side and employers for Apprenticeships Improve quality of provision end promote employer- responsive delivery Meet the DH target whilst ensuring the Social Return on Investment is recognised through the added value of our work

Apprenticeship Framework in H&SC Framework 236: Health and Social Care Apprenticeship and Advanced Apprenticeship Apprenticeshipscomponents Advanced Apprenticeships Competence-based element Level 2 NVQ in Health & Social Care Level 3 Knowledge-based element Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care Level 3 Key Skills/Functional Skills Level 1 Application of Number Level 2 Level 1 Communications Level 2 Additional employer requirements Although none are specified, further guidance is being created to aid use of this component Employment rights and responsibilities

January 2011 Changes: NQF replaced by QCF Within the current Revised Apprenticeship framework 236 ( version 7.5) : The NVQ in Health and Social Care has been replaced by the new Diploma in Health and Social Care The previous technical certificate has been replaced by a new technical certificate called ‘Preparing to Work in the Adult Social Care Sector’ Employers Rights and Responsibilities, (ERR), and is an accredited one unit Award qualification within the framework from April 2011 No changes to Key/Functional Skills

NQF Apprent iceship QCF Apprenti ceship

Diploma in Health and Social Care New QCF recognised qualification covering the range of skills needed to care for others in a range of settings and confirms competence at levels 2 or 3. Has flexible pathways to suit role: –Generic –Dementia –Learning Disabilities

Preparing to work in adult social care certificate level 2 and 3 Knowledge qualification : assignment based contextualised to the workplace in a care setting Supports people to acquire the knowledge of essential areas of working in adult social care Linked to the knowledge elements of the Health and Social Care Diploma L2 = 20 credits from 9 units L3 = 21 credits from 9 units One assignment for each unit

Key skills / functional skills at L1 and L2 Support candidates to develop the vital skills needed in employment: Communication Application of number Problem solving Working with others Improving own learning Likely to include ICT after April 2011 (SASE) Personal Learning and Thinking Skills element can be met through embedded learning approach and will not be separate qualifications ( April 2011 SASE requirement)

It covers areas such as statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers through a contextualised approach, including: awareness of own occupational role and how it fits within the sector agreed ways of working with employer career pathways issues of public concern and how these may influence changes in the sector L2 Award in Employment rights and Responsibilities

Why an Apprenticeship – employee & employer benefits An NVQ or QCF Diploma only route is a ‘demonstrate competence’ qualification not designed as a learning programme The full apprenticeship route provides at least 30% of the knowledge delivery ‘off station’ which supports the employee to develop new and existing skills Flexible delivery models can be negotiated and agreed with your training provider Your staff will achieve a ‘basket’ of qualifications to support competent practice in their current role and future career progression

NATIONAL: Vision Social care employers see Apprenticeships as the first choice for training and qualifying the sector’s workforce, complimenting ‘Working to Put People First: The strategy for Adult Social Care Workforce in England’ Apprenticeships at levels 4 and 5 are desirable “This Government believes that the best way to teach the practical skills that employers need to the required quality is through Apprenticeships.” John Hayes, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning

Objectives Design, produce and distribute targeted resources to internal and external stakeholders Effective National Employer Service, YPLA and SFA engagement Effective National Apprenticeship Service engagement at national and regional levels 1100 starts equally divided across all 9 regions to be achieved by 31/3/11 Facilitate the scoping of provision via Pilots activities focusing on DH priority groups e.g. Personal Assistants

How will Skills for Care do this? Through existing, new and enhanced activities: –Care Ambassadors –Care Partnership events –Connexions and JCP events –National and regional SfC Apprenticeship events throughout the year –Employer Champions By being responsive to the changing political/funding climate –Work closely with UKCES –Provide and contribute to reports and feedback to the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils –Proactively seek solutions to perceived and actual barriers

Raising the Profile As a part of the Apprenticeship Week 2011, we are running employer-facing events in every region, (3 were held across the Eastern region) SfC has been promoting National Apprenticeship Awards and as a sector we supplied a finalist to the Macro Employer of the Year category and sponsored the Micro employer category in Apprenticeships are included as a category in the SfC Accolades – Hertfordshire County Council won this category for 2010

… further raising the Profile Through the SfC 2010/11 Innovation Fund an additional £160,000 was allocated to 5 more pilots across England to deliver apprenticeships Numerous projects are running across all regions in the following categories: Domiciliary Care, Males into Care, Personal Assistants, NVQ to Apprenticeship up-skilling and Non Social Care roles in Social Care settings

Employer Champions These are employers who: are actively involved in recruiting apprentices promote Apprenticeships speak at events, offer telephone support, contribute to our Apprenticeship steering group Currently we have 14 active champions across the nine Skills for Care regions. To make contact with an employer champion or to find out more if you are interested in becoming one contact Michelle Vinall: Mobile:

Useful Links Career pathways E-Tool For career progression information To download employer and employee apprenticeship case studies and other promotional resources For more info Call Skills for Care information team on or

Thank you Skills for Care Eastern Team Apprenticeship Lead: Michelle Vinall Tel: