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Tony Glass of Skillsoft UK, Tracy Owens and Laura Newton of Bluebird Care head office, and Jerry Nine, COO at Skillsoft UK


Bluebird Care wins top training award with innovative e-learning for care workers


Bluebird Care, one of the UK’s leading care- at-home providers, has won the Skillsoft Inspire award for its new e-learning training programme for care workers. The award, for best compliance initiative, comes as a result of Bluebird Care’s continued investment in training and support for its staff, including implementing a new e-learning system, which provides new recruits and current staff with a flexible and blended approach to learning that underpins the high quality service they deliver. The new training scheme has also been commended by the UK’s industry regulators.


6 | www.franchisornews.co.uk Bluebird Care offers training and support for


its staff that goes beyond industry standards, with an industry-leading approach that sees staff trained for a minimum of 12 weeks at the start of their Bluebird Care career and supervision on a monthly basis to provide ongoing support throughout their careers. Specialist training, including creating Dementia Champions throughout the business, means that customers receive the highest standards of care and care workers can develop a rewarding career. Director of operations at Bluebird Care, Fiona Williams, said: “Providing the best


support and training to our staff is at the heart of everything we do at Bluebird Care and we’re thrilled to have been recognised for this with a Skillsoft Inspire award. “Training for our staff goes on throughout


their careers, so they’re always up to date with the best possible practices. Our award- winning, flexible approach plays a key part in delivering the best service to our customers.” Mike Newton, Skillsoft UK director of compliance, commented: “We are delighted for Bluebird Care; they have committed to compliance e-learning and the award is thoroughly deserved.”


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