Promoting learning and development in your team

This week we are highlighting how managers can create a culture of learning in services by encouraging their staff to engage in relevant development opportunities, not just at induction but throughout, enabling their team to develop and advance in their careers. These opportunities can be in core skills
development which will support staff at work and in everyday life, as well as specialist care training to promote safe and enabling care practice.

As an employer or manager, you need to understand the learning and development needs of your individual workers, teams and the service.

Outstanding providers tell us that they carefully plan learning and development and empower staff to develop their skills through training and personal development to help drive improvement.

Is English your second language? Are you working or looking to start work in a healthcare role and need some help with ‘medical’ language?

East Sussex College Group are running their first ESOL for healthcare course of this academic year, which is due to start on 25th September.

https://adult.escg.ac.uk/courses/english-modern-foreign-languages/english-as-a-foreign-language/esol-for-healthcare-professions-76438/

Skills for Care hosts local and national events and networks to support the adult social care sector with their workforce development needs.

Search for events in your local area by region and by topic. If you’re looking for network event in your area and can’t find it on the listing below, please contact your locality manager.

Working through this course will help you to understand what mentors and career coaches do and how they can make a significant difference in a wide range of situations and contexts.

Here you can find resources which introduce fundamentals of health and care. Our first learning opportunity is RESTORE2 Training as provided by Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.

This guidance outlines the Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS) for the adult social care workforce offered by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for financial year 2024 to 2025. This guidance also contains information on eligibility and how to claim, including information on how adult social care (ASC) employers can sign up to express interest in the new fund and be invited to use the new online digital claims service.

It’s important to continually respond to and learn from what is going well, and what isn’t going so well. This enables you to make improvements to your service and offer that benefit everyone – especially those accessing care and support.

The Manager Induction Standards (MIS) set out what a manager needs to know and understand to perform well in their role.

Leaders and managers are important to the success of any organisation. That’s why the effective induction of managers needs to be a key focus, so they start off on the right step and in the right direction.

Skills for Care has reviewed the Manager Induction Standards (2023) so you can use them to support this process. 

ShiftWorks is a new, low-cost online learning platform developed for the health and care workforce by The King’s Fund. The current courses on offer focus on management, leadership and organisational topics such as ‘managing and leading with kindness and compassion’. You can become a member with a flexible annual subscription of £30 (per learner per year), and there is also the option to sign up as an organisation.

Leading and managing a team in adult social care means supporting and developing the team as a whole, and supporting and developing each individual who makes up that team.

Managing teams in today’s fast-paced business environment is no easy feat. From driving business
performance to managing team pressure, the demands on managers are high and the stakes are
even higher. That’s why we have created a range of highly focused programmes, specifically designed for managers today. Each module addresses a pressing need, providing practical tools and techniques that managers can use immediately to foster a high performing team culture.

This 1 day in-person course is for individuals employed in management or team leader posts that train staff on a regular basis. The course is ideal for those who are new to training, or those currently delivering training who have not had formal instruction. Delegates will explore the purpose of training and coaching and mentoring and the tools and techniques for creating a successful learning experience for others.