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Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships

Community Care

The government will give councils funding to train more staff as social workers in adults’ services through apprenticeships. The DHSC announced the funding yesterday, alongside its plan to develop a career pathway for adult social care staff, backed by £53.9m

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Government drops pledge to invest in new social work training routes

Community Care

The government has dropped a pledge to invest in new social work training routes as part of a halving of committed spending on developing the adult social care workforce. As set out in the white paper, the DHSC will also fund “hundreds of thousands” of training places help staff progress along the pathway, starting this autumn.

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Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m contract extension

Community Care

Fast-track programme Think Ahead will train 320 more mental health social workers after the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) extended its contract up to 2027. And Think Ahead offers a career development pathway, which people find very attractive.”

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Adult social care workforce reform: a meeting of minds

Social Care

"This was a positive visit for DHSC and CareTech, both sides learning from each other and gaining a better understanding of how we can work together to improve workforce capabilities." The Care Workforce Pathway, the new Care Certificate and the development of a skills passport all form part of the DHSC team’s portfolio.

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Help us shape a career pathway for care workers

Social Care

So that’s why we are asking employers, people who draw on care and support and anyone interested in supporting that process to submit evidence to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for evidence for a ‘care workforce pathway’ for adult social care careers.

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CAPC Launches One-Stop Shop to Fulfill New DEA Training Mandate

CAPC

CAPC Learning Pathway helps DEA-registered clinicians complete a new Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) training mandate.

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Frontline faces tougher targets for qualifying and retaining social workers in new contract

Community Care

Frontline will face tougher targets on qualifying and retaining social workers after winning the right to continue delivering fast-track training for aspiring children’s practitioners in England. Giving participants access to support in year two from the integrated learning and practice hub and CSW. a year (£5,262.50