On 30 March 2012, Skills for Care announced the opening of the tendering process for Workforce Development funding for 2012/13.
Redbridge Adult Social Services are proud to inform you that, once again, they have committed to remain as the Lead Partner and will again be administrating this funding on behalf of the Redbridge Learning Collaborative. Please note that, at present, we will continue to maintain our no administration charge policy.
ELIGIBILITY
It is important to note that partners are only allowed to claim through one partnership. For an establishment to be eligible for the Workforce Development Fund in 2012-13, the following three requirements must be met:
1. The training/qualifications have been completed.
2. An establishment must fully complete or update its National Minimum Data Set (NMDS)
organisational data on or after 1 April 2012.
2. The establishment must fully complete individual NMDS-SC worker records for a minimum
of 90% of its total workforce (this includes any staff who are not care-providing).
3. Individual records for workers completed before 1 April 2012 which are included in the 90%
calculation must be both fully completed and updated.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Comprehensive information on this funding is available on the Skills for Care website http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/funding/workforce_development_fund/workforce_development_fund.aspx the following useful documents are listed here for convenience:
· Workforce Development Funding – Frequently Asked Questions
· National Minimum Data Set (NMDS) Explanation
· What you can claim for (List of acceptable units)
· Eligibility Criteria
· Partnership Standards
APPLICATION PROCESS
If your organisation is interested in bidding for this funding, please contact Jackie Whatley who will forward the Unit Costing Template for you to complete and return. The bidding form should be completed after considering the number of staff who plan to complete any of the qualification units listed in the attached list of acceptable units between January 2012 and March 2013.
Please complete the costing template and return by email by no later than 5pm Monday 23rd April 2012 (applications received after this date will not be accepted).
