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Common Induction Standards for Personal Assistants

Common Induction Standards for Personal Assistants. David Knowles Managing Director, CQ3. Background. CQ3 have been commissioned by Staffordshire County Council/CareMatch to provide Common Induction Standards training for Personal Assistants in Staffordshire

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Common Induction Standards for Personal Assistants

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  1. Common Induction Standardsfor Personal Assistants David KnowlesManaging Director, CQ3

  2. Background • CQ3 have been commissioned by Staffordshire County Council/CareMatch to provide Common Induction Standards training for Personal Assistants in Staffordshire • Underpins the authority’s commitment to improving standards and outcomes for Personal Assistants and Direct Payments recipients • CQ3 are pleased to be working in partnership with CareMatch • The partnership provides a truly unique solution to Personal Assistants and their employers by recognising differences in practice compared to traditional care home/domiciliary care models

  3. About CQ3 • CQ3 Training work with care homes, domiciliary care providers, community care services, personal assistants, local authorities and the NHS to provide training solutions • We have provided training courses and funded Health and Social Care Diplomas to Personal Assistants • Our philosophy is about making a real difference to people’s lives • Our success is founded on our values and principles, and the research that we put into our products and services • For this project, we consulted with Skills for Care about how the Common Induction Standards could be adapted

  4. What are the Common Induction Standards? • A set of 8 Standards developed by Skills for Care • Designed to be met within a 12 week period for people entering the health and social care sector • Designed to demonstrate high quality care provision • Mandatory requirement for care homes and domiciliary care services • Not a mandatory requirement for Personal Assistants but recommended • Links with the Health and Social Care Diploma

  5. Why recommended for Personal Assistants? • The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recommend that an effective induction for care workers should be carried out to improve outcomes for the service user/employer • Provides underpinning knowledge in health and social care • Can be used as a platform for additional training and qualifications • Enables the Personal Assistant to become a professional in health and social care • Is a recognised Standard in the sector that employers and other professionals understand • Improves the quality of life for the service user/employer

  6. The Development Platform

  7. Tailor made solution • The solution we are providing on behalf of Carematch is tailor-made • Taking the Standards and the environment and contextualising the content Department of Health‘PA Framework’ Skills for Care CIS 2010 Contextualised/relevant to Personal Assistants

  8. What we’re offering… One day training course (Min 20 PAs) An interactive workbook for Personal Assistants Online Resource Toolkit Information for Employers

  9. The 8 Standards

  10. The Carematch Standards

  11. Why have we added additional components • Dementia and end of life care are critical areas in health and social care, that all care workers should be aware of and have some basic knowledge in • The Common Induction Standards provide a great platform for introducing this knowledge as it is usually trained within the first 12 weeks of employment • Complements the National Dementia Strategy, National End of Life Care Strategy and core competencies • Provides development for specialist dementia and end of life care units on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)

  12. How to book onto this ‘MUST DO’ training • Use CareMatch booking form • Places are limited

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