17/06/2008: Care Council for Wales: Learning for the future

Learning for the Future
17th June 2008 – Bridgend, Best Western Heronston Hotel
18th June 2008 – Llandudno, Venue Cymru

This is an event for practitioners, managers and trainers in Adult Social Care, Social Care for Children and Social Work arranged by the Care Council for Wales as part of Social Care Week. The focus of the day will be Career Pathways and Continuous Professional Development opportunities for the future.

The day is seen as a contribution towards the achievement of a workforce which is aware of it’s professional accountability, is up to date with what works in practice, and is, as a result, confident and well informed.

The event will also be attended by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)who will provide advice and information on their contribution to this agenda.

Learning matters because…

- we work in a sector that is constantly changing in terms of:
o Service users and carers expectations
o The policy context for service delivery
o The way services are delivered
o Where services are delivered
o How service users and carers influence services they access.

- it is an on-going requirement for every practitioner and organisation within the sector, and finding a way to record and recognise learning is important.

- we need to make sure the sector is retaining staff, and ensure that social care is an attractive career for new recruits. Creating Career Pathways that are attractive and offer different ways to climb the career ladder could offer a solution.

- we have an opportunity to recognise and make relevant all the learning people do throughout their careers in social care.

This event is free but places are limited so you are advised to book as soon as possible.
Please return completed booking forms before 30 May

For further information contact:

Rhys Edwards on 029 2078 0663 or via rhys.edwards@ccwales.org.uk

Learning for the Future
17th June 2008 – Bridgend, Best Western Heronston Hotel
18th June 2008 – Llandudno, Venue Cymru
10:00 am to 3:00 pm

An event for Social Care week aimed at practitioners, managers and trainers in Adult Social Care, Social Care for Children and Social Work.

The focus of the day will be to explore the Career Pathways and Continuous Professional Development opportunities and challenges facing the workforce and its development for the future.

Programme

10.00 Refreshments and Registration
10:25 Housekeeping
10:30 Welcome
10:40 Keynote Address
Fulfilled Lives Supportive Communities – the context for the day
Rhian Huws Williams [Chief Executive, Care Council for Wales]
11:00 Career Pathways and Career Pathways Development – the implication for registration and Post-Registration Training and Learning (PRTL) Gerry Evans [Director of Standards & Regulation, Care Council for Wales]
11:10 The Career Pathways model in Social Care and the Framework for Achievement
Jacky Drysdale [Social Care Workforce Development Advisor]

11:30 Break

12:00 Workshops
Workshops will be organised according to areas of work - Children’s Social Care/ Adult Social Care/ Social Work.
The Workshops would be an opportunity for further discussion focusing on the Career Pathways model as presented.

1:00 Lunch

1:45 Presentations (15 mins)
• Using the National Occupational Standards (NOS) as building blocks to achievement
Jacky Drysdale [Social Care Workforce Development Advisor]
• Leadership and Management in Social care – encouraging a learning culture within the workforce
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
• Mobility between Social Care and Social Work and Post Qualifying
achievements
Ian Thomas [Social Care Workforce Development Advisor]
2:30 Question and Answer Panel
Care Council for Wales, SCIE, Fforwm
3:00 Summary and closing remarks