Social Care_GMB_Learning Support

GMB
CARES

LEARNING & SUPPORT
FOR
CARE WORKERS

Ready for Registration

Are you ready for the Adult Care Home Workers Registration?

As an Adult Carer within the Care Sector in Wales you will need to
be Registered by October 2022. To support this and you as a Carer
we have a number of Free or funded learning opportunities for you
to develop your skills at work or for your personal life. Below is a
selection of potential funded projects that may be of use.

For further information on any of the below, please contact GMB’s
Regional Learning Team (details below).

[email protected]
[email protected]

Alternatively, fill in our online form, and one of the team will get back
to you.

LINK: https://forms.office.com/r/RanMXcra22

SCAN ME:

Care Sector Related Courses

FREE: Online Coursers

• Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Certification (CBT)
• Caring for the Elderly Certification
• Domiciliary Care Certification
• Emergency First Aid in the Workplace Certification
• Health and Social Care Certification Level 3
• Nutrition for Older Adults Certification
• Workplace Hygiene Certification
• PLUS, around 50 more!

Health & Social Care Apprenticeships

• Level 2 - Level 5
• Includes Leadership and Management and a new Health Care Science

Apprenticeship

Computer Training:

• Introductory Training
• Online Safety and Emails
• Excel Word or PowerPoint Training
• Available Online and face-to-face1

Literacy and Numeracy:

• Refresh your use of grammar and punctuation, and sentences
• Compile letters, emails and short documents
• Look again at basic arithmetic, ratio, percentages, graphs and charts
• Apply numeracy skills to everyday problems
• Available Online and face-to-face

Additional Courses

FUNDED Courses: available with a Personal Learning Account

• Health & Social Care – Levels 2 & 3
• Mental Health First Aid
• IOSH
• NEBOSH
• Food Safety Levels 2 & 3
• PLUS, around 50 more!

Personal Learning Accounts (PLA’s) can be used to fund a wide range of
qualifications in Wales. They are Free to eligible residents and are delivered
within a network of College Providers.

For more information:
https://careerswales.gov.wales/courses-and-training/funding-your-
studies/personal-learning-accounts

Social Care Wales

Numerous learning resources / videos including: -

• Medication Awareness
• Basic Observations (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen

saturations)
• Infection and Prevention Control
• Safeguarding Adults and Children

For more information:
https://socialcare.wales/service-improvement/training-modules-and-
courses-for-care-workers#section-36055-anchor

Further Support…….

FREE / FUNDED SUPPORT (not affliated to GMB)

Additionally, there are a number of Providers / sites that offer other
resources and funding options to develop your skills further. These are
listed below:

SCWWDP
Social Care Wales Workforce Development Programme (SCWWDP) is a range
of resources, advice, career advice and learning support available
throughout Wales and offered by Local Authorities.
To see what is available in your area, search for Social Care Wales Workforce
Development Programme or SCWWDP

Upskilling@work
Upskilling and vocational qualifications within Southeast Wales and West
Wales and Valleys. Funded through EU, offers learning support from Entry
Level to Level 6.
Upskilling@Work | Business Wales Skills Gateway (gov.wales)

Skills for Employers and Employees (SEE)
EU funded programme for upskilling and vocational qualifications for those
across North Wales
https://businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/skills-and-training-
programmes/workplace-skills/see-skills-employers-and-employees

Skills for Industry II
Available in South West Wales EU for upskilling and vocational qualifications
https://businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/skills-and-training-
programmes/workplace-skills/skills-industry-2

Further Support (continued) …….

Working Skills for Adults II
Funding for career development for working people for a range of vocational
and personal development courses (Torfaen, Caerphilly, Merthyr, RCT and
Blaenau Gwent)
Working Skills for Adults II « South East Wales Regional Engagement Team
(sewales-ret.co.uk)

Social Care Wales
Various resources, materials and guidance for learning, registration and
legislation
https://socialcare.wales/hub/resources

There are a wealth of resources to support care workers with their health and
wellbeing available here
https://socialcare.wales/service-improvement/health-and-well-being-
resources-to-support-you-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic

REMEMBER

For further information on any of the above, please contact
GMB’s Regional Learning Team (details below).
[email protected]
[email protected]

LINK: SCAN ME:
https://forms.office.com/r/RanMXcra22