1. Care Act 2014 how prepared are you?
Workforce capacity planning and
learning and development
B. Care Act 2014 – how prepared are you?
Implementation of the Care Act in April 2015 will have significant implications for the adult social care
workforce in England.
Through practical exercises, this workshop will help you test how prepared you are for the changes
and identify what final things you may need to consider. There will also be an opportunity to explore
the free learning and development materials available and how they can meet the knowledge and skills
requirements of your workforce, to enable local facilitators and planners develop learning programmes
tailored to the needs of their local workforce.
Those attending will leave with a handy reference card with key statements around workforce planning
to prompt thinking following the conference.

2. Care Act 2014
Introduction
Care Act animation

3. Brief overview Single new Act with well-being at it’s heart
Major reform of the legal framework for adult care and support in England:
duties of local authorities
rights of those in need of care and support
support to carers
changes to the funding system
Significant implications for the adult social care workforce in England
The Care Act brings care and support legislation together into a single act with a new well-being principle at its heart. It introduces major reforms to the legal framework for adult care and support in England - to the duties of local authorities, to the rights of those in need of care and support and their carers and to the funding system for care and support.
What does it mean for you?
Implementation of the Care Act will have significant implications for the adult social care workforce in England.
The changes will impact the way councils do business and the roles of their workforce. They will have an impact on care providers and user organisations and their roles in the delivery of care, and the expectations and duties placed on them by the new legislation.

4. How can we help? Implementation support
The workforce capacity planning programme
The learning and development programme
Skills for Care and the National Skills Academy for Social Care have been commissioned by the Department of Health to deliver two programmes of work as part of the preparation for the implementation of the Care Act in April 2015:

5. Workforce capacity planning
The right number of people in the right roles?
How ready are you? – workforce readiness tool
Thinking through the issues and making change happen – workforce capacity planning model
Making the changes – case studies

6. Learning and development
People with the skills and knowledge to implement the changes
The learning and development programme covers the Act and its statutory guidance, focusing on the key changes introduced
It includes a suite of materials, rather than an ‘off the peg’ training pack
The materials can be tailored to meet individual and local learning and development needs whilst maintaining national consistency
There is a guide to help people navigate and get the best from the materials
They can be used by everyone in the adult social care workforce

7. Small group discussion Now you’ve heard about what we have to offer, what do you need to be thinking about/doing to prepare for the implementation of the changes

8. Main group Feedback and discussion

9. Further information Links and additional resources
Workforce readiness tool
Care Act learning and development materials
Workforce capacity planning model
Guide to the Care Act 2014 learning and development programme
Workforce commissioning
Case studies:
Bolton
Curriculum guide for social workers
Thurrock
Oxfordshire
Prospectus of workforce development solutions and support
Wigan
Enfield