Devoncare

New Courses

There are New Courses added to the Training Page. Additional Courses & Dates will be added on a regular basis

Workforce Development Funding (WDF)

Workforce Development Funding is now available for 2011/12 for NVQ’s and QCF Units completed from January 2011 onwards.

Please see the Workforce Development Funding Application Pack image - PDF icon (89KB - pdf help) for 2011/12

TSI Funding is no longer available

Skills for Care (SfC) Funding does not fund First Aid, Food Hygiene, Common Induction Standards and Moving & Handling of People Qualifications anymore.

Please See the List of Eligible Units image - PDF icon (206KB - pdf help) funded through the Workforce Development Fund

Timescales for Workforce Development Funding 2011/12

•Funding is provided for units completed (assessed and verified) between 1st January 2011 and 16th March 2012.

•Deadlines for submitting both NVQ and QCF Claims to DCT is 23 March 2012. We cannot guarantee that any claims received after this date will be processed.

A partnership form is required for all organisations wishing to claim WD Funding, please complete the form image - PDF icon (9KB - pdf help) and send in to the address below at your earliest convenience

If You have any queries relating to the Workforce Development Fund please contact Rachael Murrin

Room 220

County Hall

Topsham Road

EX2 4QD

Email: rachael.murrin@devon.gov.uk Tel: 01392 383197

DCT Conference 2011 'Living Well'

Last year's conference was a great success. We had nearly 300 delegates and some very good speakers. As promised we are uploading presentations as we get them.

Click on the presentation to download it

Tim Golby - Market Position Statement

Mandy Sharp - CQC Update

Medical Detection Dogs

Devon County Council Training Courses

Important Update!!

All DCT members can now register with Devon County Council to access courses that they are running. Due to the current financial constraints DCT will no longer be able to pay for members to attend these courses. Any costs incurred must be met by member organisations. Members who wish to book staff onto the DCC courses will need to go to this website and follow the instructions.

We do not recommend that members access courses such as Supervision Skills or similar courses as these are very policy heavy and are targetted at public sector staff. DCT will be running our own courses around these topics.

Please note that we cannot help with this system so please contact the Training Admin team at DCC for any assistance you may require.

Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty & Safeguarding Adults

There is a full programme of Safeguarding Adults Training, incorporating the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding. Places can be booked via the on-line booking system. The whole programme is also being updated, and will include an e-learning programme on basic awareness. Further information and a link to the booking system can be found here.

Please note that if you are based inside Torbay or Plymouth, the courses they run may be more relevant.

For more information you can contact Richard Rainbow on 01392 38 3388 or email him here

National Minimum Data Set

If you would like help with your NMDS survey, or have any questions, please contact the NMDS-SC project worker for Devon, Linda Prior, on 01752 242688 or by email at linda.prior@blueyonder.co.uk.

More information is available on the website; click here to create your account.

The Learning Gallery

The Learning Gallery has now been reloacted to County Hall. The DCT Team will be managing it for the time being and so you can direct enquiries to lgallery@devon.gov.uk

The resources are free to borrow and you can do the whole thing online and by phone and post. Alternatively you can arrange to visit the Gallery if you prefer. You must be a member of the Gallery to use it, but this is free to DCT members. Currently the gallery is undergoing a complete stock take but this will not affect requests for resources. You can download an application form here