1. we help to improve social care standards Feb 2014 The Care Bill England

2. Background  Care Bill reforms due to be implemented 2015/16  Major implications for the adult social care workforce  National learning & development programme  Workforce capacity plan

3. The legal framework

4. Part 1 – Care and support Clause No.Topic 1-7General responsibilities of local authorities 8-13 Meeting needs for care and support 14-17Charging and assessing financial resources 18-23 Duties and powers to meet needs 24-33 Next steps after assessment 34-36Deferred payment agreements 37-41 Moving between areas 42-47Safeguarding adults from risk of abuse or neglect 48-57 Market failure and oversight 58-66Transition for children to adult care and support 67-68 Independent advocacy support 69-79Other provisions

5. Part 2 – Care standards Clause No.Topic 80-84Quality of services 85-87 Care Quality Commission 88-89Independence of the Care Quality Commission 90 Performance ratings 91-93 False or misleading information 94Regulated activities

6. Partners in the Skills for Care work on the Care Bill and Workforce Issues  The National Skills Academy for Social Care  Local Government Association  Centre for Workforce Intelligence  Social Care Institute for Excellence  The College of Social Work  The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services

7. Learning and development plan  Major implications for the learning and development needs of the adult social care workforce  Development of a learning and development programme to address the changes  Learning and development needs matrix  Suite of learning resources providing national consistency with flexibility for local use  Support for and quality assurance of potential learning providers and in-house trainers

8. 2014 JanuaryFebruar y MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptOctNovDec Care Bill Learning and Development Plan High Level Timeline Draft L & D Matrix DH Consultation on Draft Statutory Guidance CONSULTATI ON Development of Consultation Materials Revision of L & D Matrix Alignment Phase Programme Content Development QA Process Development (inc. Spec and Endorsement list) Events to prepare for Delivery of the L&D Programme Statutory Guidance Finalised Launch of Accreditation Process L & D Programme Implementation Until end Mar 2015

9. Purpose and products  To ensure the care and support workforce has the skills and knowledge to deliver the changes:  An agreed framework (matrix) of learning and development needs  Alignment of existing principles, standards and qualifications frameworks  A comprehensive and quality assured learning and development programme, including a suite of free learning resources  Resources and ‘train the trainer’ style opportunities for learning providers/trainers

10. Approach  Make use of existing, fit for purpose, learning and development resources  Ensure any new resources are informed by best practice  Engage widely and work in partnership with key stakeholders  Ensure a high quality, consistent learning and development programme

11. Learning and development needs matrix The purpose of the matrix is to identify what learning and development content should be developed and identifies:matrix  The target workforce  Areas for learning and development  Level of new skills and knowledge needed for each job role

12. Questions for current consultation  Has the target workforce been correctly and fully identified?  Have the areas for learning and development associated with the changes required by the Care Bill been correctly and fully identified?  Is the learning and development needs framework accurate and helpful?  Is anything significant missing?  To take part go to:

13. Capacity planning  Development of workforce capacity planning tools and resources including an online resource  Enabling local authorities and social care employers to assess the capacity of their workforces to deliver new ways of working arising from the care and support reforms  Complimenting products such as the workforce commissioning resources, the workforce outcome measurement model and the community skills programme

15. Further information & resources  Learning and development programme: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Standards/Care-Bill  Capacity planning: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Standards/Care-Bill/capacity-planning Contacts: Jim.thomas@skillsforcare.org.ukJim.thomas@skillsforcare.org.uk (Workforce Innovation) Deborah.turnbull@skillsforcare.org.ukDeborah.turnbull@skillsforcare.org.uk (Standards Learning and Qualifications) Madeline.cooper-Ueki@skillsforcare.org.ukMadeline.cooper-Ueki@skillsforcare.org.uk (Area Teams)