Skills for Care London Annual Conference 2009 - 'The Workforce Speaks: Learning in action with London's adult social care employers'
On the 30th September 2009, Skills for Care would like to welcome you to join them at the
4th Skills for Care London Annual Conference at Westminster Central Hall. This year’s topic is
‘The Workforce Speaks: Learning in action with London’s adult social care employers’.
The conference will provide an opportunity to learn about the work being undertaken in London, and hear from the individuals who have contributed to, and benefited from their regional programme of workforce development activities over the past year. The Joint Improvement Partnership (JIP) will be supporting the event, and this year the guests include keynote speakers:
Barbara Pointon MBE,
Ian Winter - Deputy Regional Director for Social Care at the Department of Health, and
Moira Gibb CBE – Chief Executive, London Borough of Camden, and Chair of the Social Work Taskforce.
There will also be an opportunity to participate in discussions about regional development in workshops throughout the day. Workshops confirmed to date include the Qualifications & Credit Framework, World Class Apprenticeships, Action Learning and Dementia Care Mapping. Further information can be obtained from the attached conference flyer.
If you wish to attend the conference, please complete the form on the last page of the attached flyer and return to
sfc.london@skillsforcare.org.uk *. Alternatively, you can fax the form to (020) 7471 6776, or post it to Skills for Care London, Charles House, 375 Kensington High St, London W14 8QH. Please note that discounted places are available for charities and voluntary organisations that employ fewer than 25 staff.
We hope that you are able to join in – and contribute to getting the voice of the social care workforce heard!
We would be grateful if you would kindly distribute among your networks that may find the conference of interest.
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Just a reminder that the next of our popular training events is coming up soon. We do still have some places. Chris Anderson and Pete Slater will be leading the training.
MPs have called for an overhaul of the system of social work training at all levels describing it as "not fit for purpose".
The GSCC have introduced an online, self service portal for registrants, all designed to make things easier. We at SocialWork 2000 have not had an opportunity to test it ourselves yet but would welcome feedback from our locums,