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6 Jun Implementing the Social Services Bill - organisation, support and accountability Scheduled to be held as the Social Services (Wales) Bill is debated in the National Assembly, this timely seminar will be an opportunity to discuss the key reforms proposed in the Bill. more…
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17 Jun Social Care Week Social Care Week is an opportunity to focus on the workers who provide vital social care services that support more than 150,000 people every day here in Wales. Around 88,000 social workers and social care workers provide these services, but this work often goes unnoticed. more…
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21 Jun Social Care Accolades Preparations are well underway for this year's Social Care Accolades which will be awarded in a special ceremony on 21 June in Cardiff City Hall. more…
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27 Jun Social Services and Well-being: Creating tomorrow's care today The ADSS Cymru Annual conference is the premier showcase for those involved in the delivery of social services to children, families and adults. It is the main networking event in the Social Services calendar in Wales. more…
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12 Jun Cymru Safeguarding Conference Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister, will be addressing this event, where key speakers and workshops will be focussing on the safeguarding of both Children and Adults in Wales. more…
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17 Jul Next steps for integrating health and social care services in Wales This seminar focuses on next steps for integrating primary and secondary care services in Wales. more…
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16 May ÂŁ1.8m to be invested in developing excellent social work practice in Wales The Care Council is to spend ÂŁ1.8m over the next six years on raising the standard of social work practice in Wales to a new level of excellence. more…
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8 May New Practice Guidance for the first year as an Early Years Manager The Care Council has launched First Year as a Manager: Practice Guidance which aims to help develop and enhance the knowledge and skills of newly appointed early years managers. Â more…
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2 May Guide leads way to career worth caring about A new publication from the Care Council for Wales aims to lead the way to careers in social care, social work or early years and childcare. more…
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2 May Social Care Accolades 2013 Finalists Revealed! The finalists of the 2013 Social Care Accolades have been announced. The winners of the Accolades, which are led by the Care Council for Wales, will be announced on June 21, 2013. more…
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17 Apr New booklet explains continuing professional development framework for social workers A new booklet has been published by the Care Council to explain the Continuing Professional Education and Learning (CPEL) framework for social workers. more…
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16 Apr Adult Care Home Worker Struck off Register An adult care home worker from Anglesey who was convicted of fraud has been removed from the Register of Social Care Workers. more…
Employer Investment Fund - Mobile knowledge and learning solutions
Skills for Care and Development through the partner work of the Care Council is offering employers in Wales the chance to get involved in an exciting new learning project, focusing on using mobile devices for knowledge and learning.      Â
Perhaps you are wondering what is meant by a mobile device? If you use a mobile phone, an iPad, or another tablet computer, or even a game-playing device you are already familiar with these. If you use them when you want to find out the latest news or see how your football team are doing, you are already accessing learning through a mobile device!
The project will be using this type of technology to develop a range of learning resources and services for the social care sector. These learning resources will be freely available and will be able to be used on things like Smartphones, “tablet computers”, and other handheld consoles. This means that both staff and employers will benefit by being able to undertake the learning wherever they happen to be and won’t need to leave the workplace to learn.Â
There are lots of topics, knowledge and learning that are suitable for learning in this way but since the results of this work will be accessed by workers and employers in the sector, hearing your opinion at the start of the project is vital. What are YOUR thoughts about using mobile knowledge and learning? What do YOU think would be good to put on a mobile device? For example, induction topics or learning about nutrition. Â
Examples of mobile technology for learning currently available include the Care Council’s own app, which gives social workers and social care workers a new way to look up their Code of Practice. The Scottish Social Services Council have also developed a Health & Safety app, links to the themes of the core units of the Scottish Vocational Qualifications in Health & Social Care and is available on iTunes’ app store.
Please provide some feedback to Dyfan.jones@ccwales.org.uk   Your comments and ideas are all useful and welcome. Help the Care Council to support you by developing a range of really useful learning resources that you need and you want. The Care Council look forward to hearing from you!    Â