About Us...
The Care Alliance for Workforce Development (CAWD) was formed in 2009 as one of the Skills for Care sub-regional partnerships. The vision was that CAWD would develop relationships and networks with a broad base of employers and training providers in social care in the sub region. Through these networks it was envisaged that local issues for social care could both be identified and addressed.
Who are the Partners?
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Key Contacts:
For private sector providers - keren.wilson@indcaregroup.plus.com 01423 816 582 For individual employers and personal assistants - carole.whiles@northyorks.gov.uk 01609 536 399
For voluntary/not-for-profit providers - lsteel@nylc.co.uk 01423 799 100
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What does CAWD do?
CAWD works to improve the services on offer to people who use services and carers. It does this by working in a collaborative, flexible and responsive manner to improve the skills and knowledge of the social care workforce. CAWD engages with employers of all sizes from across the social care sector and encourages service users and carers to get involved. CAWD also delivers on a range of activities on behalf of Skills for Care Yorkshire and the Humber, which cover a number of the Putting People First work-streams.
Role of the Group
· To represent views and aspirations of social care providers
· To offer accessible information advice and guidance to social care employers on workforce development in line with legislation and best practice to ensure demand led and responsive training and workforce development services
· To engage and support employers in the sector to ensure they have the correct skills set to ensure the best possible care
· To gather, use and share workforce intelligence, developing a close working relationships with the Adult Integrated Care Workforce Boards
· To promote and help employers access all funding sources for training and development and encourage take up
· To represent the views and needs of people who use services to ensure their centrality to the workforce development process
· To act as the communications channel between employers, commissioners, and Skills for Care on workforce issues and make sure that all sides have an equal voice
· Support events and initiatives that encourage recruitment and retention in social care e.g. care ambassador schemes
· To reflect the challenges/needs faced by social care employers
· To develop effective and sustainable partnerships that help develop the adult social care workforce
· As a collective, to seek, secure and where appropriate manage funding to support the above
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