Health, Social Care and the Children’s Workforce

Please note - the Health, Social Care and Children's Workforce SPN is currently under review.

Next Meeting of Group is:

To be confirmed

LSC Contacts:

Jane Peters, (Chair) Skills Development Director (Public Services)
Azma Shain, Skills Support Advisor - Health
Betty Griffiths, Skills Development Manager - Train to Gain
Jerry Conway, Skills Development Manager - Social Care
Jonathon Cunningham, Skills Development Manager - Health
Joy Bayliss, Provider Development Manager
Michelle Dunn, Skills Development Manager - Children’s Workforce

For more information please contact Azma.Shain@lsc.gov.uk

Group Contact List:

Birmingham & Solihull
Lynne Bishop, Bournville College, Lynne.Bishop@bournville.ac.uk
Roger Minett, Matthew Boulton College, rminett@matthew-boulton.ac.uk
Sheila Shryane, South Birmingham College, sheila.shryane@sbc.ac.uk
Moira Mees, South Birmingham College, moira.mees@sbc.ac.uk
Anna Green, Sutton Coldfield College, agreen@sutcol.ac.uk

Black Country
Laura Brookes, Walsall College of Arts and Technology, lbrookes@walsallcollege.ac.uk
Alex Lofthouse, Walsall College of Arts and Technology, alofthouse@walsallcollege.ac.uk
Jackie Pugh, Walsall College of Arts and Technology, jpugh@walsallcollege.ac.uk
Jacqui Creighton, Walsall College of Arts and Technology, jcreighton@walsallcollege.ac.uk
Sarah Fulford, Walsall College of Arts and Technology, sfulford@walsallcollege.ac.uk
Jackie Hitchcock, Black Country LLN, j.hitchcock@bcftcs.ac.uk

Coventry and Warwickshire
David Pryke, Henley College, pryke@henley-cov.ac.uk
Pat Cotgrave, Warwickshire College, pcotgrave@warkscol.ac.uk
Elaine Ballard, Cov LLN, Elaine.Ballard@coventry.ac.uk

Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Shropshire
Helen Mapp, Hereford Primary Care Trust, Helen.Mapp@herefordpct.nhs.uk
Theresa Houghton, Ludlow College, Thoughton@ludlow-college.ac.uk
Elizabeth Davies-Ward, Hereford & Worcestershire LLN, e.davies-ward@worc.ac.uk

Staffordshire
Lesley Morrey, Stoke on Trent College, lmorr1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk
Lesley Read, Stafford College, l.read@staffordcoll.ac.uk
Chris Acaster, Children and Lifelong Learning Directorate Staffordshire CC, chris.acaster@staffordshire.gov.uk
Anne Longbottom, Staffs LLN, A.H.Longbottom@staffs.ac.uk
Irene Winter, Stafford College, i.winter@staffordcoll.ac.uk
Phil Beal, Staffordshire County Council, phil.beal@staffordshire.gov.uk

Regional Contacts
Bob Adams, Skills for Health, bob.adams@skillsforhealth.org.uk
Ian Threlfall, Children's Workforce Development Council, ian.threlfall@cwdcouncil.org.uk
Jan Burns, Skills for Care, jan.burns@skillsforcare.org.uk
Fred Bentley, West Midlands Brokerage Service, frederickbentley@businesslinkwm.co.uk
Stuart Baird, Skills For Care, Stuart.Baird@skillsforcare.org.uk

Group Remit:

Terms of Reference for the group, which outlines its remit etc can be found by clicking here

Sub Group:

1. Employer Engagement and Skills Group

The Employer Engagement and Skills Group task and finish group was created following the merger of the Employer Engagement and Employment & Skills task and finish groups. This group has 4 clear objectives;

Develop employer responsive models of delivery of learning
Agree with employers priorities for continuing skills development
Contribute to the sector offer under Train to Gain
Increase provision to meet projected under supply for learning leading to occupations in health and care personal services

Past minutes from the group meetings can be found below:

Employer Engagement Group
17 April 07 - click here
09 May 07 - click here
11 September 07 - click here
15 November 07 - click here

Employment & Skills Group
21 August 07 - click here

Employer Engagement and Skills Group
11 December 07 - click here
29 February 08 - click here

If you would like more information about the groups activity please contact Azma Shain; Azma.Shain@lsc.gov.uk

2. Made to Measure Group

This group have recently had their first meeting, thus their remit and membership are still being agreed.

More information will be posted here when available. In the interim if you would like more information about the group’s activity please contact Azma Shain; Azma.Shain@lsc.gov.uk

3. The Children’s Workforce Apprenticeship Group

This group have recently had their first meeting, thus their remit and membership are still being agreed.

More information will be posted here when available. In the interim if you would like more information about the group’s activity please contact Michele Dunn; Michele.Dunn@lsc.gov.uk

4. Adult Apprenticeship Group

This group have recently had their first meeting, thus their remit and membership are still being agreed.

More information will be posted here when available. In the interim if you would like more information about the group’s activity please contact Jerry Conway; Jerry.Conway@lsc.gov.uk

Key Documents:

Minutes

Below you will find a link to minutes from past meetings of the group, for more information regarding the groups activities please contact any of your designated sub regional contacts (contact details provided above) or contact Azma Shain; Azma.Shain@lsc.gov.uk

01 March 07 - click here
09 May 07 - click here
16 July 07 - click here
13 September 07 - click here
15 November 07 - click here
29 February 08 - click here
23 April 08 - click here

Sector Reviews/Action Plans

The Health, Social Care, and Children’s Workforce Balance Sheet is one of the key drivers of this SPN. The document provides a valuable insight into the supply and demand for provision related to these sectors, the quality & performance of provision, and provides a detailed action plan for the sectors based on the reports findings.

To view and download the document please click here

The National Apprenticeship Vacancy Matching Service (NAVMS)

NAVMS presentation – click here

The National Minimum Dataset for Social Care (NMDS-SC)

NMDS-SC presentation – click here

Annual General Meeting

The purpose of the Annual General Meeting was:

to update the wider network on activities to date and progress the SPN has made
to seek views and input on future plans
to agree and disseminate the communications strategy for the SPN
to offer short workshops on key subject areas

The event was aimed at providers and employers who deliver, or are considering delivering Health, Social Care and Children’s Workforce training and development courses.

Delegates had the opportunity to express their views on the SPN, discuss the membership and help shape the work plan for the next twelve months. The event also provided delegates with the opportunity to network with other providers/employers in their sector.

To view and download the presentations from the day please clickon the links below;

1 - Annual General Meeting - Jane Peters, LSC - click here
2 - Employer Engagement & Skills Group - Jerry Conway, LSC - click here
3 - Made to Measure - Jan Burns, Skills for Care - click here
4 - Key Themes For Next Year - Jane Peters, LSC - click here
5 - Joint Investment Framework presentation - click here
6 - Introduction to Training Quality Standard - click here
7 - Dental Nurse Training workshop - click here
8 - Apprenticeships workshop Q & A - click here