Engage: Learning in social work
Alaine Shaw is Team Manager for Children and Families Workforce Development at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Here, Alaine writes about the importance of learning and development, the role of a
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Podcasts: Northern Ireland Social Work Leadership conference
Podcasts of the presentations, keynote speeches and a promotional video from a recent Northern Ireland Social Work Leadership conference are now available online. This material provides a wealth of rich
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Start date announced for social care managers programme
The National Skills Academy (NSA) for Social Care have announced a March start date for their Front-line Leaders programme. Front-line Leaders consists of 3 modules mapped to the Skills Academy’s
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NI programme aimed at developing effective social care management
Northern Ireland’s HSC Leadership Centre has published details of a regional management development programme for social work team leaders. ‘Managing Effective Practice’ will be taking place from February until June
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New online training resource for health and charity sectors
Skills for Health have announced the launch of the ‘Skills Platform’, creating the UK’s first dedicated online marketplace for training and personal development within the health and charity sectors. Funded
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Skills Academy add dementia resource to its online library
The National Skills Academy for Health has launched a Dementia Resource Library for healthcare professionals who work with people with dementia and their carers. The Library contains hundreds of resources
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University of Ulster to host social work seminar series
The University of Ulster is providing a series of free seminars during 2014-15 to share research, teaching and organisation development learning to support social work and allied human service professions.
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Skills academy publish details of Autumn management programmes
The National Skills Academy for Social Care are currently recruiting for new Taster Sessions and the Open Access programme for Lead to Succeed, the first national training programme for care
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SSSC produce series of resources for effective supervision
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have produced a range of new resources to support effective supervision. The resources explain what supervision is and offer four models of supervision:
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£10M budget agreed for Welsh workforce development
The Care Council for Wales will receive £10m funding from the Welsh Government in 2014-15 to regulate the social care workforce and ensure workers receive appropriate training and qualifications, Deputy
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