The Care Development Project is transforming the learning and development of Liverpool City Region’s social care workforce.

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Life changing learning & development
for social care.

The Care Development Project (CDP) creates accessible, fully-funded training and career development opportunities for the social care sector in Liverpool City Region. The project is a collaboration between two of the nation’s leading training providers. ‘Skills for Care Centre of Excellence’ Grey Matter Learning (GML) and ‘Ofsted Good Provider’ Complete Skills Solutions (CSS).

There are 3 key aims of the Care Development Project

  • Raising awareness of fully-funded learning & development opportunities in social care
  • Improving the quality of care in Liverpool City region by teaching the knowledge, skills and behaviours carers need to care with competence, compassion and compliance.
  • Creating career development pathways and leadership programmes to help address the sector’s challenges with recruitment and retention.

The Care Development Project (CDP) provides a completely free recruitment service for social care providers. If employers can guarantee job interviews to Liverpool City Region residents, with no obligation, then we connect you with newly qualified Level 1 qualified candidates. We also list your jobs on our website and broadcast them across our media channels.

Care training programmes at all levels of development.

The project delivers a development pathway for learners. Providers can register carers on a programme at any stage of their development.

Programmes are split into 3 stages: Learn, Develop, Progress. These stages demonstrate the full journey of our carers — from entry level learning, to developing their care skillset with advanced courses, to becoming strong, aspiring care leaders to progress in their careers.

Learners are taught the vital knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to care with competence, compassion and compliance.

The project connects social care providers with fully funded training programmes to improve their induction training or CPD programme to up-skill their workforce. The project is also open to individuals wanting to enter the social care industry. There is no cost to eligible providers and learner.

The majority of funding opportunities are only available in Liverpool City Region through a number initiatives by Government and partner organisations. For instance, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s ‘Adult Education Budget’, or the Department for Education’s ‘Free Courses for Jobs.

However, there is also nationwide access to some programmes funded through Skills for Care’s ‘Workforce Development Fund’, or through multiple Local Authorities funding the ‘Click’ social care eLearning Platform.

Each skills training opportunity has a different eligibility criteria, please check the individual programme.

If you are still unsure about your eligibility, or the eligibility of your staff, please contact us.

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Created with compassion,
for care.

The project’s training helps providers to improve their reviews against the CQC’s Key Lines of Enquiry. We do this by developing carers whose awareness and skills are thoroughly trained in delivering safe, effective and responsive care. Grow your workforce, use the project programmes to develop your staff and improve retention.

Improve
CQC Ratings
Make large
cost savings
Hit your
CPD Targets
Gain recognised
qualifications
Grow your workforce
Improve quality
of care

The Process.

1. Identify training programmes you would like to access.

2. Check Eligibility for each programme’s funding.

3. Register Interest using the online forms.

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Programme Pathways.

Inspiring compassionate new carers

Free Recruitment Service

The Care Development Project (CDP) provides a completely free recruitment service for social care providers. If employers can guarantee job interviews to Liverpool City Region residents, with no obligation, then we connect you with newly qualified candidates. We also list your jobs on our website and broadcast them across our media channels.

Fully-Funded Induction Learning

Care Providers can use the CDP entry-level training for their new care workers, for courses such as Level 1 Health & Social Care. Learners are taught the vital knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to thrive in your organisation through bespoke curriculums. All funded learners gain free access to ‘Click’ eLearning platform to cover the 15 standards of the care certificate learning. The employer can then complete their observations and assessment.

Improve quality of care through learning development

Fully-Funded Development Courses

Develop your care workforce with fully-funded Level 2 and Level 3 qualifications. Invest in your workforce’s development to improve your retention rates and make long term cost-savings in training & recruitment.

Progress your leaders and become Well Led

Create Career Pathways

One of the Care Development Project’s primary objectives is to create career development pathways in care through accessible, quality leadership training. Demonstrating career pathways in care will play a key part in attracting new carers and improving retention within the sector’s workforce.

Care Programmes.

Level 1 Health & Social Care
Blended
Level 1
Level 2 Health & Social Care
Blended
Level 2
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Blended
Level 3
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