A partnership of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, Warrington and Wirral Children & Young People’s Services
Workforce Development Masterclass
Suites Hotel19th May 2008
The Workforce Development Programme
Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral Children & Young
People’s Services
Programme Rationale
• High profile cases
• National Policy Developments - ECM
• Creation of Children’s Services Departments
• Need to work better as multi-disciplinary/ multi-professional teams
A Vision for Integrated Multi Professional Training
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Entry Level
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Practitioner
Middle & Senior Leader
Strategic Leader
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Management and OrganisationThe Partnership Board
• Strategic leadership• Sub-regional planning
The Strategy Group•Representation•Planning and development•Participation within LTP•Developing the vision
LJMU Practitioner Course University of Chester Leadership Course
Aims• All training underpins ECM agenda and is
mapped to the outcomes• Consistent, high quality, sub-regional training• Improve qualification levels through a structured
framework• Develop capacity at middle and senior
leadership levels and improve staff retention• Enhance confidence and skills in integrated
service delivery and multi-disciplinary working• Ensure a well led & managed workforce• Work sub-regionally to share learning & develop
practice
Establishing the Qualifications Framework
• What was needed ?• For whom ?• At what levels ?• How does this fit with existing qualifications ?• How does this sit alongside existing professional
development ?
The Practitioner Course Programme (LJMU)
• Programme Development• Entry Criteria• The First Pilot • Selection of Participants• Programme Delivery• Learning from the Pilot• Running the Second Pilot
Moving to Franchised Local Delivery
• Discussions with LJMU UK Partnerships• Courses/levels/validation• Producing the documentation• Delivery across six authorities• Who will deliver the course?• How will they be trained?• Quality assurance
Transitional Arrangements • Common structures agreed• Indicative timetable adopted
• Facilitators• LJMU link tutor• Advertising, application, enrolment• Induction and student support• Course materials and VLE access
LJMU CoursePractitioner Level Course for up to 30 students per cohort
Course delivered in 12 days at UL2, UL3 and M level
Award: 15 credits at the level the course was studied
Locally Delivered Course Costs £350 - £400 per candidate
Funding
NWIN BEST and COI programmes and LTP
Evaluation
• Early Feedback and Response• The Partnership• Local Authority• University• Edge Hill University• NWiN
Multi-Professional Alignmentacross University of Chester
Health
SocialCare
Education and Children’s
Services
Business & Mngt
B.Ed BA(EY) MA. CertEd (P/S/EY)
Early Childhood Studies Ed Studies EYPS Foundation Degrees
Foundation Degrees C & M
Children’s Nursing. HV. SN.
BSc & MSc SpPractice NMC
MBA/ PC
MA Social Work
PG Diploma Social Work
Adv Practice Cert
Postgraduate Certificate in Multi-professional Leadership
M1: Leadership in Multi-Professional Settings
M2: Client Focused Leadership
M3: Leadership for Service Transformation
Post Graduate Certificate inMulti-Professional Leadership
• Programme Target Group• Focus Groups• Entry Criteria• Blended Learning • Action Learning Sets
Action Learning for Leadership
• personalised learning support• peer learning with external facilitation in
small groups• learning for action and in context• challenging but non-judgmental
• sustainable model for improving leadership quality and standards
M1: Leadership in Multi-Professional Settings
Professionalism and trans-professionalism: dimensions of leadership.
Field work with leaders in multi-professional settings.
Leadership and leaders in complex settings – leadership models in practice – transformational & systems leaders.
Collaborative leadership and leaders for change – change management theory and practice applied.
Integration and application of leadership theory to organisational issues.
M2: Client Focused Leadership
Client engagement and capacity building in multi-professional settings.
Personalisation, customer care and communication with clients.
Engaging and empowering children and young people
Parenting – policy, roles, responsibilities and capacity building.
Wellbeing and happiness – concepts, policy and practice.
Risk and Safety – Risk and Resilience - perception, cultures and practice development.
M3: Leadership for Service Transformation
Social Capital and its relevance for community and service development,
Understanding and interpreting local needs, service patterns and performance evidence.
Commissioning services as a multi-professional leadership opportunity.
Service improvement, evaluation and impact assessment – “making a difference” as leaders in multi-professional settings
INTEGRATING WORK-BASED PROJECT
University of Chester Costs
Post Graduate Certificate Programme
This is the first year of a three year programme leading to a Masters qualification in Multi-Professional Leadership
Cost of programme - £1740 per student
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