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FREE CARE CERTIFICATE TRAINING WITH NCCP


The National Consortium of Colleges and Providers (NCCP), a group of some of the biggest names in basic skills provision in England, is offering social care providers the chance to gain their Care Certificate training free of charge.


Health Education England (HEE), Skills for Care (SfC) and Skills for Health (SfH) expect all new social care support workers to attain the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of employment, but care home managers in particular are struggling to find the capacity to train new staff in the expected time.


NCCP ensures minimal disruption to the running of the home by having all training delivered on-site, on an individual or small group basis.


Should you choose to contextualise the course with English or maths, employers can receive the training at no cost (provided learners are


eligible). NCCP facilitates this through government support and by using the consortium’s nation-leading expertise.


Improved literacy and numeracy rates have been shown to have a transformative effect on employee performance for all age groups, as well as instilling confidence in the individual themselves to handle the day-to-day tasks many take for granted. NCCP recommends contextualising English and maths into the Care Certificate course, so that employers and their staff are getting the value of two courses at no extra cost.


NCCP’s chairman, Harvey Young, said: “English and maths are especially crucial skills for the social care sector where staff need excellent communication skills to support residents as well as good numeracy levels to handle jobs like medicine management. Working with NCCP, care home managers can take advantage of ensuring their employees are not only getting their required Care Certificate but also improving their basic skills to help both the individual and the organisation improve the quality of care they provide.”


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SALARIES INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO SOCIAL CARE WORKERS


The proportion of social care workers citing compensation as the most important factor they consider when choosing to work for a specific company has doubled over the past three years, according to research by social care recruitment agency Randstad Care.


In 2012, when the worst of the global crash was over but the country was still technically in recession, just 10% of social care workers admitted that compensation was top of their agenda. But fast forward to the present day and a fifth of respondents now claims that potential remuneration is their highest priority when weighing up new employers.


In simple terms, a higher salary is more important to those seeking a new role in the post-recession climate, particularly those beginning their careers.


Randstad Care said the findings – from research conducted for this year’s Randstad Award – should represent a warning to social care employers attempting to attract new talent into the sector.


Randstad Care’s managing director, Victoria Short, added: “It would appear that those taking their first steps on the social care career ladder are less burdened by salary taboos and know what they want from a first job. Employers need to be mindful of this or they could risk alienating swathes of potential fresh talent that are turned off by the remuneration on offer.


“Coupled with the Chancellor’s announcements in the Emergency Budget around the National Living Wage, social care employers need to be aware that they are going to have to start paying out more for even the most junior positions.”


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