Please note - Jacqueline Eager, our Assistant Development Officer, is currently not at work.
Can all email correspondence please be sent to decha@durham.gov.uk until further notice.
Emails sent to Jackie between 15/04/12 and 18/05/12 should be resent to the email address above. Please accept my apologies and be assured all correspondence will be dealt with as soon as possible.
Kind Regards
Rachel Tallentire
DECHA Manager
decha are currently developing the bid, as part of the Skills for Care tender process, for the next Workforce Development Funding contract.
With the support of Durham County Council, and the Tees Valley Care Alliance, Decha are happy to introduce a Higher Education Certificate in Social Care Support. Delivered by Teeside University, the full qualification of 120 credits can be completed in 2-5 years, or individual modules can be undertaken separately to allow students to prioritise their learning in line with their role or service/organisational requirements.
A Learning and Development Guide for Service Users who employ Personal Assistants
The North East Regional Development of Skills Group are consulting Employers and Service Users with regard to a guide for employers of Personal Assistant. The guide has been developed to advise upon the learning and development that employers will be required to support their Personal Assistants to achieve in order to maintain both their own and their member of staff’s safety.
Teesside University in partnership with County Durham and Darlington Workforce Collaborative are hosting a master class in Strategic Workforce Planning for NHS, Local Authority, third sector staff, Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Representatives and independent providers of care across the North East.
Following Michael Marmot's review report - "Fair Society, Healthy Living", which examined the health inequalities in England, Durham County Council are offering individuals in the Care Sector the opportunity to attend funded training in an attempt to improve the community's health.
The Adult Learning and Skills Service (ALSS) aims to create 60 new apprenticeship opportunities for individuals, who live in County Durham, aged 19-24 and 25 +, in Health and Social Care at Level 2 and 3.
This programme will focus on creating new opportunities in the sector, and current employees can also benefit from FREE* Health and Social Care Qualifications.
Don’t miss out on Workforce Development Funding!
Skills for Care have advised us that they plan to amend the WDF contracts in January.
This amendment will be based on the information the partnership lead (decha) provides in their update to Skills for Care.
In order to ensure any submissions you make will be considered you MUST advise us NOW if you plan to submit claims.
Celebrating personalised care
The outstanding achievements of care and support service providers in the county have been recognised at an award ceremony earlier this month.
Durham County Council’s 2011 Personalisation Awards took place at the Gala Theatre and were presented to the private, independent and voluntary sector organisations that best help individuals in taking control of their own care and support services.
Skills for Care have been receiving feedback that workforce development fund partnerships and their members are concerned about whether they will be able to fulfil the milestones set out in their WDF contracts. There are a range of issues that have been identified as contributing to this situation which have been fully explored and considered by Skills for Care .
DECHA have commissioned two additional courses in understanding how to support individuals with autistic spectrum. This one-day training for Care Workers will provide an understanding and is an induction programme for the QCF unit.
As you will be aware the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) has replaced the previous Training Strategy Implementation (TSI)funding. A significant number of DECHA members have over recent years been able to submit units for reimbursement of part of the cost of training their staff.
As part of your partnership agreement with decha, and in order to have free access to the training offered by us, it is essential that you have an up to date, fully compliant, nmds-sc registration.
Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards regulations
Durham County Council are receiving an increasing number of requests to provided training in care homes on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards regulations.
