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We have been informed by Skills For Care that the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) will not be continuing beyond the current funding year
The DHSC is planning a new, learning and development fund for adult social care which will be claimed through a new digital service. The new fund will not be administered by Skills for Care but instead by NHS Business Services Authority(NHS BSA) on behalf of the DHSC. This also means that WDF funding will no longer be available through WMCA once this funding year is completed
Further details about the new scheme will be announced by DHSC in the spring.
The introduction of the new fund will have implications for the WDF which will be scaled down in 2024-25. In 2024-25 it will only be possible to claim WDF for learning which is already in progress. This is to ensure that employers who have already paid for learning and development are not left out of pocket.
What does this mean for you as care providers?
The WDF is still open until the end of May 2024 but as it will not continue after that we advise all of you who have pending claims to get them in as soon as possible as unlike previous years we will not be able to carry them over if you miss the deadline.
For those of you who have learning in progress which will not complete until after 31 May, new claim procedures will be announced but it will not be through WMCA. All residual claims for 24/25 will be handled centrally through Skills for Care.
The Bradford Cares Recruitment Portal for AdultSocial Care has been developed for two main purposes: for care providers to advertise their job vacancies; and to inform individuals looking for work about the sector, the range of jobs available and the career / progression opportunities the sector can offer.
Bradford Cares will become a 'one stop shop' to help 'match' people looking for work in the adult care sector with care providers who have job vacancies.
BCA will provide a service for independent care providers, who are BCA members, to upload their job vacancies to the portal for no charge.
To get involved and to find out more please email admin@bradfordcareassociation.org
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The Wheels to Care project offers an exciting opportunity for Home Support providers to increase workforce capacity, through providing a lease vehicle to enable the recruitment of new staff and / or providing existing staff who cannot drive or don’t have access to a vehicle.
The project supports the cost for the first 6 months of the fully managed lease of a 50cc or 125cc moped to the care worker from Wheels to Work (a national Charity), insurance and safety equipment, plus provisional driving licence costs and CBT training where necessary.
BCA have sufficient funds (from HEE) to support up to 20care workers through this project, so email angela@bradfordcareassociation.org if your Home Support organisation would like to be involved.
Yorkshire and Humber have received almost £1.4 million from DHSC to assist care providers with ethical international recruitment (IR) with ADASS, Leeds City Council and the YH Care Association Alliance managing the use and disbursement of this funding. There will be a range of support available for care providers, including a ‘one stop advice hub’, free webinars, resources, and toolkits, as well as bursaries to help with the cost of IR. For further information please contact: Richard Nicholson (IR Project Manager) on richard.nicholson2@leeds.gov.uk.