The developing skills in health and social care (DSHSC) project is providing fully-funded qualifications to staff living and working in the adult health and social care sector across Norfolk and Suffolk.
The project is funding a range of specific qualifications including:
• Functional Skills in Maths, English and ICT
• Level 1 Course to embed the Care Certificate
• Level 1 Course in strengths based and person-centred approaches
• Level 2 Units in Dementia, End of Life Care, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism
• Bespoke Level 4 Aspiring Manager Programme
All participants will have access to 1:1 mentoring support to help them throughout their training. This project is part funded by the European Social Fund.
For more information, visit: www.norfolk.gov.uk/developingskills
The qualifications take approximately 20-50hours to complete but this can be done flexibility to suit both them and their employer, they will also be assigned a mentor to help guide them through their course. All training and mentoring will take place online due to covid -19 – so it will all be done via Microsoft teams or zoom, however we can loan laptops for the duration of the course if anyone needs one. It is open to self-employed people as well.
Carley Grant
Employer Engagement Officer
Developing Skills Team (Suffolk)
ESF Developing Skills in Health and Social Care Norfolk and Suffolk
