Skills for Care Workforce Development Fund
- Name of the instrument - Local language
- Skills for Care Workforce Development Fund
- Name of the instrument - English translation
- Skills for Care Workforce Development Fund
- Scheme ID
- 223
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Reporting year
- 2015
- Type of instrument
- Grant for companies
- Type of entry
- Single instrument
- Short description
The Department for Health provides funding for employers in the care sector to up-skill their staff. Employers may apply for funding for training programmes which range from health and social care 'license to practise' qualifications to higher level apprenticeships and Master's courses.
- Short description of the related instruments
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- Level of operation
- Sectoral
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
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- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Social care sector
- Relevance
- Marginal scheme
- Objective(s) and target(s)
To support the on-going professional development of staff across the adult social care sector.
- Year of implementation
- 2011
- Operation/management
The Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is a funding opportunity for adult social care employers in England. It is a finite pot of money which allows employers to reclaim some of the costs incurred through the achievement of qualification units by their workforce. Funding is disbursed by Skills for Care (Sector Skills Council for the social care sector) which is received from the Department of Health.
- Eligible group(s)
Employees in the social care sector
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
None
- Education and training eligible
Training focused on workforce development and on training which gains units and qualifications from the Qualifications and Credit Framework.
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
State (Department of Health)
matching: company- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
The WDF provides funding based on the credit size of each qualification unit. GBP 15 is funded for each qualification unit. Funding is provided through Skills for Care, following application from employers.
- Eligible costs
specific arrangement
- Frequency of the use
Only once
- Volumes of funding
GBP 8 000 000 was the allocated budget for 2012.
- Beneficiaries/take up
Figures on companies that benefit are not available. 20 423 individuals benefited from the scheme in 2012.
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
Skills for Care.
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Document-library/NMDS-SC,-workforce-int…
- Most relevant webpage - in English
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Document-library/NMDS-SC,-workforce-int…
- Most relevant webpage - local language
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Document-library/NMDS-SC,-workforce-int…
- Recent changes
The guidelines for the scheme are updated every year. There have been no significant updates 2014/15.
- Sources
http://www.brooklands.ac.uk/docs/Employer_fact_sheet_WDF_2013-14_%28Apr…
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Document-library/Funding/WDF-15---16/FA…
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Document-library/NMDS-SC,-workforce-int…
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Document-library/NMDS-SC,-workforce-int…
- Short description
- Short description of the related instruments
- Level of operation
- Name of the region (for regional instruments)
- Name of the sector (for sectoral instruments)
- Relevance
- Objective(s) and target(s)
- Year of implementation
- Operation/management
- Eligible group(s)
- Group(s) with preferential treatment
- Education and training eligible
- Source of financing and collection mechanism
- Financing formula and allocation mechanisms
- Eligible costs
- Frequency of the use
- Volumes of funding
- Beneficiaries/take up
- Organisation responsible for monitoring/evaluation
- Monitoring/evaluation reports available
- Most relevant webpage - in English
- Most relevant webpage - local language
- Recent changes
- Sources