Training
As an accredited Investors in People organisation and a Recognised Provider for the National Skills Academy for Health and Social Care, Creative Support provides and resources a wide range of training programmes which are made available to staff and service users. Working towards this nationally recognised standard of excellence has created a positive learning culture within our organisation and as a result we have an excellent track record in developing our staff team.
Our staff training programme meets all National Occupational Standards and has been specifically developed to cover the knowledge requirements for Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) Diplomas in Health and Social Care for the Generic, Learning Disability and Older People/Dementia Pathways at levels 2 & 3. Our staff induction meets and exceeds the Revised Common Induction Standards (2010) and we are proud to say that we are an accredited Edexcel Diploma, Apprenticeship and BTEC Centre delivering over 300 of these awards annually to our staff.
Our agency training calendars offer more than 700 days of training each year. Take a look at our training calendars below to see the range of training we offer (links below). We believe that enabling our staff to complete professional training increases their skills, morale, motivation and career development and this feeds into the quality of our services and enhances the lives of our service users. Each year our training calendar is developed as a result of staff and service user feedback and consultation, evaluation of previous training, local quality audits, changes to national awards and as a response to government set objectives and targets (for example CQC regulations, Supporting People Standards (QAF) & Domiciliary Care National Minimum Standards).
Creative Support provides induction and core training, mental health training, learning disability training, ongoing corporate training, practice teaching and management training. We ensure that the correct training is provided to all staff, based on their needs and the needs of the services they work in. All staff have access to specialist external training, where necessary, to further develop their skills and confidence in supporting people with physical/mental health needs and learning disabilities.
Creative Support has a well regarded Practice Teaching Programme for student social workers. In 2009 to 2010 we provided over 4000 placement days to 54 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We worked alongside 18 Universities to deliver 79 successful student social work and nursing placements. Our commitment and performance in practice teaching has been acknowledged by our many partner universities. We are grateful for grants recently awarded to us by Skills for Care to further develop this programme.
As well as providing training for our staff, Creative Support also offers training to our service users. In response to service user consultation, we offer a number of our core training courses, including First Aid, Food Hygiene, Health and Safety, Service User Involvement and Recruitment and Selection. These are provided to build the skills and confidence of our service users and to encourage them to get involved in all aspects of service provision, recruitment, scheme development, management and quality assurance.
For more information, please see the training documents available for download below or contact the following people directly, at our head office:
Specialised enquiries regarding national requirements/training delivery and content/Diploma standards/advice should be directed to Ray Corry or Karen Priestly.
General enquiries regarding training sessions/booking courses should be directed to Paul Toner, Pat Wilson or Karen Priestly.
Regional training queries should be directed to Amy Llewellyn.
Advice and support regarding training sessions and content should be directed to Michael Johnson.
Advice and support regarding purchase orders and invoices should be directed to Pat Wilson.
Specific diploma enquiries can be directed initially to Lesley Gomersall or Ray Corry.
E-courses flyer 2011
Midlands Service User Training Calendar 2011-2012
Midlands Staff Training Calendar 2011-2012
North East Service User Training Calendar 2011 – 2012
South East Service User Training Calendar 2011 – 2012
North West Staff Training Calendar 2011 – 2012
North West Service User Training Calendar 2011 – 2012
North Lancashire Staff Training Calendar 2011 – 2012
North Lancashire Service User Training Calendar 2011 – 2012
Managers’ Induction Programme 2011 – 2012
