Identifying, designing and accessing the training you need

We offer free guidance and resources to help you get the best training to meet your future needs rather than yesterday’s - from pinpointing the precise need to securing funding.

How to commission the training you need

Education Commissioning Briefing Paper helps you define and purchase the right training to meet your service needs by . enabling education commissioners to work in close partnership with service commissioners and training and education providers.

Commissioning high quality vocational education and learning provides a practical framework and guidance on how to plan, procure and measure the impact of training at Career Framework levels1-4.

How to get funds

Staff Learning and Development - Funding Guidance for Employers interactive online guide helps you quickly Identify potential funding sources to support training, recruitment and retention.

“We used the Learning Design Principles to develop bespoke packages of learning for distinct staff groups across different settings and providers. This scalability and flexibility Promises to have a big impact on all our workforce development and planning. ”

Digby Ingle
Sector Manager Health & Social Care, West London Lifelong Learning Network

Benefits of these guides

  • Locate and secure funding for your staff training and development.
  • Create the learning and development that delivers what you need now, and for the future.
  • Enables more efficient commissioning of this training.
  • Helps ensure training is flexible and relevant and that it benefits your staff, boosts career progression and delivers better healthcare.

Who are these resources for?

These resources are for anyone involved in designing health sector education and training,
Including:

  • employers
  • education and training commissioners
  • workforce development leads
  • education and training organisations
  • training and development managers
  • service and workforce design leads.

The resources should be used when you are

  • Defining your education and training needs.
  • Choosing education and training providers.
  • Considering how learning is delivered.
  • Evaluating impact, productivity and return on investment.

You might also be interested in:

  • Assessing your teams’ skills mix and skills gaps.
  • Accredited training programmes –for those seeking professional qualifications.
  • Understand your future labour needs and local labour market.
  • Assessing literacy and numeracy for safe, effective healthcare.

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