1. What was your training budget in 2019/2020 for adult social workers?
Our annual budget is £125,000 but this is not just for Social Workers, it covers Occupational Therapists, a range of unregistered staff and Nurses. We do not have a budget just for social workers.
2. What was your training budget in 2019/2020 for children social workers?
Our annual budget is £106,000
3. What training courses did you commission in 2019/2020 for adult social workers?
a/ How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b/ What was the price per course?
c/ Who delivered each course?
d/ What was the method of delivery (e.g. face or face, online etc.)
| Name of Course | Number of sessions | Cost | Facilitated by | Method of delivery |
| Adult Care Management Induction | 4 | * | Spectrum | Face to face |
| Assessment Skills from a Disability Perspective | 19 | * | Spectrum | Face to face |
| Dangerous Behaviour | 1 | NQSW funded by skills for care | Ian Bourne | Face to fact |
| Good Practice – End of Life Care | 18 | * | Spectrum | Face to face |
| Good Practice – Managers Training | 1 | * | Spectrum | Face to face |
| Level 3 Managers Disability and Autism – Moving Forwards | 1 | * | Spectrum | Face to face |
| Level 2 Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty | 8 (2-day course) | * | Spectrum | Face to face |
| Level 2 Responding to Safeguarding Concerns | 17 | * | Spectrum |
Normally face to face now virtual |
| Level 3 Participating in Safeguarding Enquiries | 7 | * | Spectrum |
Normally face to face now virtual |
| Personality Disorder | 1 | NQSW funded by skills for care | Keith Brown | Face to face |
| Solution Focused, follow up workshops | 4 | * | Zebra | Face to face |
| Solution Focused Practice | 6 | * | Zebra | Face to face |
| You can’t pour from an empty cup | 1 | NQSW funded by skills for care | Face to face |
* Disclosure of this costing detail would cause difficulties for the council when negotiating any future training for council employees. Whilst we acknowledge the need for transparency, it is not in the public interest to prejudice the commercial arrangements or the training of council employees. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
4. What training courses did you commission in 2019/2020 for children social workers?
a/ How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b/ What was the price per course?
c/ Who delivered each course?
d/ What was the method of delivery (e.g. face or face, online etc.)
| Name of Course | Number of sessions | Cost | Facilitated by | Method of delivery |
| 1-day Group Supervision course (this was part of the Practice Approach Programme that ran Autumn/Winter 2018-2019) | 2 | * | In-Trac Training Consultancy Ltd | Face to Face |
| Mental Capacity and DoLs in Children’s SW | 2 | * | Dialogue Ltd | Face to Face |
| Communicating with Children (2-day course) | 2 | * | Polly Baynes Chicken Shack | Face to face |
|
Succinct and Analytical Report Writing and Court Skills Training (2-day course) |
1 | N/A | In-house | Face to face |
| Succinct and Analytical Report Writing and Court Skills Training (2-day course) | 2 | N/A | In-house | Face to face |
|
ABE Training (4-day course) |
7 | * | Devon and Cornwall Police | Face to face |
| Trauma Informed Practice | 1 | Part of RiP Contract | Research in Practice | Face to face |
| Practice Leads – Devon Centre of expertise on Child Sexual Abuse Programme | 11 | N/A | In-house | Face to face |
| LGBT+ (3.5 hour sessions | 4 | * | Intercom Trust | Face to face |
| Suicide Awareness | 2 | * | Pete’s Dragon | Face to face |
| Suicide Awareness | 2 | * | Action to Prevent Suicide | Face to face |
| Children in Care Conference | 1 | * | Face to face |
* Disclosure of this costing detail would cause difficulties for the council when negotiating any future training for council employees. Whilst we acknowledge the need for transparency, it is not in the public interest to prejudice the commercial arrangements or the training of council employees. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
5. Do you have a dynamic purchasing system/training framework in place? If so, how does a training organisation join it?
No. We do not hold a training framework. We go through a procurement exercise to award larger contracts
6. Do you have a workforce development contact? If so, please provide their contact details.
Vicki Baker, Service Manager Workforce Development (adults) Vicki.baker@devon.gov.uk
Andrea Morris, Senior Manager of Workforce Development and Academy Andrea.morris@devon.gov.uk
7. Who is the MCA/DoLS lead at your council? If so, please provide their contact details.
Anna Knight, MCA Lead (adults) email anna.knight@devon.gov.uk
Sandra Geary, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Service Manager
email Sandra.geary@devon.gov.uk
8. Do you have a LPS lead? If so, please provide their contact details.
Sandra Geary, email Sandra.geary@devon.gov.uk