1. Qualifications, WDF & Apprenticeships
Fran Woodall
24th January 2018

2. What we will cover The new qualifications framework
What this means for WDF
Apprenticeships

3. Qualifications
The new qualifications framework

4. What’s changing?

5. What will be different?

6. What’s staying the same?

7. Approved Qualifications

8. What do I need to do?

10. Any questions?

11. Workforce Development Fund (WDF)

12. What is the Workforce Development Fund?
A financial contribution towards the cost of workers completing social care units, qualifications and learning programmes, meaning you can claim back a proportion of the costs of learning and development.
A list of acceptable units for funding:
Funding is calculated on the credit size of QCF units at £15 per credit.
For example you could claim:
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (minimum 46 credits) – up to £690
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (minimum 58 credits) – up to £870
Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (minimum 70 credits) – up to £1050
Maximum of 60 credits per learner, per funding year can be claimed, so qualifications over 60 credits will need to be claimed over more than one funding year.

13. Who can apply? To be eligible to apply for funding you must:
Be an adult social care employer
Have staff undertaking units from the list of acceptable units
Have an NMDS-SC account that meets the advertised criteria
Join your local employer led partnership (Suffolk Brokerage).

14. Benefits improved level of care offered
improvements in staff skills levels and a reduction on condition specific issues
improved staff morale
a better understanding of learning needs, and a more formal approach to training including the development of training plans and regular learning needs assessments undertaken
a better understanding of other resources available to support workforce development.
Thorndene used the WDF to support 8 staff towards completing units at level 2 and 3, plus funding towards one level 5 diploma.
Rocklee Limited was able to support 90% of their team to complete the infection control module of the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care with help from the WDF.

15. What has changed for WDF 2017/18?
There will be new additions to the fund:
RQF level 4 certificate in principles of leadership and management in adult care - £400
RQF level 5 certificate in fundamental knowledge in commissioning for wellbeing - £750
Lead to Succeed learning programme - £350
Further additions will be made during the year as new learning programmes and qualifications become available.

16. Changes that will impact WDF in 2018/10?
Skills for Care will not fund all health and social care RQF qualifications
RQF focuses on the achievement of full qualifications, so in 2018/19 both QCF and RQF qualifications will be funded at qualification level only.
Any learners who have already been registered for individual QCF units should complete them and employers should ensure these are submitted to be claimed in the current funding year. You should prioritise claiming individual units or any qualifications which have evidence dated in 2017 between now and 30 March 2018.
For all qualifications the evidence required to support claims will be a copy of the learner’s certificate
2018/19 will be the final year for claiming QCF qualifications. This means that if the qualification is not completed, certificated and claimed in 2018/19 it will not be funded through the Workforce Development Fund.
The 60 credit limit will no longer be in place in 2018/19, but will be replaced by a financial limit

17. Group discussions & questions

18. Apprenticeships

19. The backdrop

20. Who is involved and what are their responsibilities?
CQC
Ofsted / ESFA
Employers
Employees
Trailblazers
Users of Services
Skills for Care
RoATPs
RoEPAOs
Awarding Organisations

21. Benefits

22. Funding

23. What is changing with WDF?
New additions which will be funded
Further additions will be added throughout the year
Levy paying employers will be able to access WDF subject to meeting certain criteria.
Non-levy payers who receive apprenticeship funding at the 1:9 rate will be able to factor their 10% cash contribution into their total cost of training calculation.

24. 20% off the job

25. End point assessment

26. Commissioning learning providers
Provider readiness
Quality
History of delivery
Negotiation
End point assessment
Recruitment service
Support

27. Degree apprenticeships and others

28. Table discussions

29. Online forum platform

30. Any questions?