DECAF
UK/04/B/F/PP-162-104

Development of training packages stemming from a competence assessment framework for non-qualified / basic grade staff working within health and social care organizations

Target group
The target group is non-qualified/basic grade staff working in Health and Social care. More specifically it will be targeted on employers, employees, trainers, training program planners, and training materials development specialists.

Aims
The objective of the project is to develop training packages to aid the assessment of competence against a Competence Assessment Framework (CAF) for basic grade staff working with service users in a health and social care setting. In the UK this has been developed from the Knowledge and Skills Framework. The result will be a new methodology of training for these groups, which traditionally lack educational skills. The CAF will be used to assess the current level of knowledge and skill of employees against various recognised occupational standards within each particular country. This will lead to identifying gaps in employee’s knowledge, which can then be addressed. We then have a tool that has the potential to form the basis of a standardised approach in identifying training needs and providing training, which is specific for basic grade staff in Health & Social care sectors. The project will develop the relevant training packages, tailored to each country to target needs identified through the CAF.

Expected Results

1. A competency assessment framework against which training programmes and training materials will be developed.
2. A diagnostic tool to assess the knowledge of basic grade staff working in healthcare, producing results that will be of use in evaluating the effectiveness of training intervention.
3. A personal development plan/appraisal form, recording gaps and development needs from the diagnostic tool.
4. The tangible outcomes will be the training packages, which will enable the target group to obtain a recognised vocational qualification within their recognised workplace.

Participants

Coordinator

South and East Belfast Health and Social Services Trust, Belfast, UK

Partners:

Skills for Health (UK)
Berufsförderungsinstitut Steiermark (Austria)
Compass-Sozial- und Gesundheitsverein (Austria)
Ergofit Kft. (Hungary)
North Western Health Board (Ireland)
Beeches (Belfast, UK)

Content of the training package