Maximizing Training Budget with WDF Partnership in Adult Social Care
Discover how the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) partnership can support your organization in accessing up to £2000 per employee for training costs in Adult Social Care. Learn about the benefits, eligibility, and how to register with Care & Support West WDF Partnership for funding assistance.
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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND (WDF) Karen Holley 17th November 2021
A quick agenda What is WDF? Care & Support West, involvement How the WDF Partnership can help you? Will leave you with some useful links and my contact detail
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is funded by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and disseminated by Skills for Care through WDF Partnerships across England The fund is financial support for organisations towards the costs of workers completing a broad range qualifications, learning programs, apprenticeships and digital learning modules while they are supporting Adult Social Care You can claim up to 2000 per employee in any one WDF Year - What would that mean to your training budget? https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Learning- development/Funding/Workforce-Development-Fund/Workforce- Development-Fund.aspx
Care & Support West WDF Partnership Care & Support West are into the 3rdyear of managing the WDF Partnership covering Bristol, South Gloucester and North Somerset. Last year we supported 96 organisations, make claims valuing a total of 30,000 This year we have been allocated 50,000 https://www.careandsupportwest.com/workforce-development-fund
How the WDF Partnership can Help? We keep you updated on any new training programmes introduced by Skills for Care We tell you when you are eligible to claim. We support you with any - How Do I questions? The best bit is - we do the hard work, vet and process your claim and credit your bank with the funds.
What can be claimed Accredited courses Non-accredited courses Apprenticeship Standards cost backfill Learning programmes Digital learning for managers https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Documents/Learning-and- development/Funding/Workforce-Development-Fund/2021-22/Funded- qualifications-and-learning-programmes-2021-22.pdf
Next Steps - I invite you to register with Care and Support West WDF Partnership - This is a free registration and a simple exercise of completing a form and sending it to me. If you haven t already don t so, create an account with Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) or update your existing account, previously know as the NMDS. https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/adult-social-care-workforce-data/ASC- WDS/Discover-the-Adult-Social-Care-Workforce-Data-Set.aspx
Would you like to know more? About the Workforce Development Fund Please email or telephone me. Karen.holley@careandsupportwest,com Tel 07540 458119
