Workforce Development Funding 14/15Attempting to claim Workforce Development Funding may seem incredibly daunting at first, but our aim at LSCP is to make the process as simple as possible and support you from start to finish. Firstly, let's take an overview of the requirements for claiming Workforce Development Funding, don't worry if some of these don't make sense at first, we will go into more detail a bit further down! Workforce Development Fund 14/15 Employer Requirements:We will try our best to keep this page as up to date as possible, however please note that for the most up to date news and downloads, please refer to the Skills for Care website. Must be an Adult Social Care EmployerThe Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is a funding stream from the Department of Health disseminated by Skills for Care. It focuses on the achievement of qualification units and supports the ongoing professional development of staff across the adult social care sector.For employers, accessing WDF significantly contributes towards the costs of workers' completing units and qualifications on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). It can also be used to help fund the delivery of intermediate and advanced level Apprenticeships in social care. Funding is only available for specific QCF units, as outlined by Skills for Care, the qualification or unit must be completed and internally verified before we will consider submitting the unit for funding. Must fully complete NMDS-SCBefore we can begin to process any claims for your organisation, you must ensure that all organisational data has been inputted onto the National Minimum Data Set for Social Care(NMDS-SC). For more information on NMDS-SC, please refer to this page. Must complete a Membership FormIf you have previously claimed Workforce Development Funding through the Greater Merseyside Care Partnership you will have been contacted to renew your membership status, if in doubt, please contact John Callaghan using the details at the bottom of the page You must join a Partnership to begin claiming Workforce Development Funding, please ensure you have read our introduction to Workforce Development Funding and when completing your Membership Form, please put the name of the Partnership you are joining as 'Greater Merseyside Care Partnership'. It is advised that you fully complete your National Minimum Data Set for Social Care prior to completing a Membership Form to ensure that all details match. Please note that each ESTABLISHMENT may only join ONE PARTNERSHIP. If you have previously registered your establishment or organisation to a partnership other than the Greater Merseyside Care Partnership (for the purposes of claiming Workforce Development Funding), there will be some further steps to undertake, please contact us for more information. You should strive to complete as many parts of this form as possible, if required parts of this form are missing, you will not be added to the Partnership and be allowed to submit a claim, if in doubt please contact John Callaghan.
The additional pages attached to your Membership Form will allow you to quickly add other NMDS-SC establishments using just the establishment name, address and NMDS-SC ID. If you only wish to register 1 establishment you may disregard these additional pages. Must submit evidence of completed qualification unitsPlease try not to submit evidence for units which are not available to be claimed, for a comprehensive list of which units are available for funding, please refer to this list. (temporarily unavailable, please check back soon). We accept Adult Health and Social Care QCF Unit summary sheets from the Assessment Centre or Awarding Body that must contain the following information:
If any of this information is missing or incorrect the unit will be rejected. We will not return any copies of Unit Summary Sheets you have submitted. Units to be claimed must be fully completed within the funding year 1st January 2013 to 31st March 2014 If only a sample of units have been signed off by an internal verifier, a statement from the training provider stating the sampling procedure that was used in verifying the units submitted will be acceptable. This must be provided for each batch of units that are submitted. Internal verification progress reports or equivalent may be accepted as evidence, as long as all information required is provided and the internal verifier has signed against each unit being claimed. We advise that you take copies of any evidence prior to sending to LSCP, or submit the units electronically so they may be easily stored and recorded. You may submit Unit Summary Sheets electronically by scanning them, saving as .pdf format and sending to john@lscpinfo.co.uk If you choose to submit your evidence through the postal system, we offer the following guidelines:
When submitting units, if you are claiming as part of a Health and Social Care Apprenticeship, please inform your Partnership Administrator of the staff names who are currently studying as part of an Apprenticeship. Other NotesFunding claims from all sources should not be more than the cost of the training (i.e. no profit must be made from these funds). Any excess shall be repaid to Skills for Care before any other funder. Backfill ClaimsWe are currently discussing with Skills for Care the specifics of claiming for 'Backfill' costs in the new WDF contract, please check back soon, or you may give us a call on 0151 270 1703.Questions / CommentsYou can view our Frequently Asked Questions by clicking here. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact John Callaghan on 0151 270 1703 and please direct any emails to john@lscpinfo.co.uk |