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Tile: Social Care Course Schedule 2025-26 | Courses and Resources | SCIL DRGC

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Social Care Wales Workforce Development Programme (SCWWDP) Pembrokeshire

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We can only use 10% of the SCWWDP funding to support training that is solely used to comply with health and safety legislation as these are the responsibility of employer.

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Safeguarding is about protecting children and adults from abuse or neglect and educating those around them to recognise the signs and dangers. Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council.

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Who is SCWDP training for?

SCWDP provides training and development opportunities for people employed in social care. You must be a paid care worker or work for a voluntary organisation caring for people in Pembrokeshire to be eligible for our training.

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We in the Social Care Training Team (SCWWDP) are here to provide a wide range of high quality training to the social care sector throughout Pembrokeshire (Internal & External) as well as arranging, developing and funding numerous training programmes, qualifications and learning opportunities for staff around the county.

Our Priorities/Remit includes:

Build a digitally ready workforce​

Provide Excellent Education and Learning ​

Provision of qualifying and post qualifying social work training​

Leadership and succession planning​

Developing the Workforce supply and shape

SCWWDP Training Team:

SCWWDP Manager: Annie Easton

Training Coordinator: Allison John

Practice Learning Coordinator: Mary Jones

Workforce Development Officer: Gill Henton

Training Administrator: Martin Stenning

Administration Assistant: Klaudia Groblewska

For more info or to discuss your/your teams training needs, please contact the SCWWDP training team on 01437 776195/6281 or via email at scwwdpTr@pembrokeshire.gov.uk

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We offer a full suite of Safeguarding topics covering all levels/groups available as well as other events specific to safeguarding topics.

Safeguarding - Group A

Safeguarding - Group B Adults

Safeguarding - Group B Children & Young People

Safeguarding - Group B Children's & Adults Joint Delivery

Safeguarding - Group C Children

Safeguarding Children: Child Protection Processes & Procedures

Safeguarding Allegations or Concerns about Practitioners and those in Positions of Trust

Child Safeguarding & Substance Misuse Joint Working Workshop

Adult Safeguarding & Drug and Alcohol Use Joint Working Workshop

Safeguarding Children - Suicide Prevention in Children & Young People

Abuse and Trauma within Faith

Professional Curiosity for Children's services

Metal Capacity Act & DoLS Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Understanding Low Mood in Young People

Suicide Prevention in Children and Young People

Safeguarding Children and Neglect - Assessment & Response

Women, Domestic Abuse and Gambling Harms

Working with Hostile Uncooperative Families

Signs of Safety Approach

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Topics on all things Health & Safety related!

Emergency First Aid at Work

Safe Administration of Medication Level 2 course

Manual Handling: Passport Foundation

Manual Handling: Passport Refresher

3 day Manual Handling Passport & Fundamentals of Care

Food Safety Level 2 (online)

Infection Prevention and Control eLearning module

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Our "Core" Training programme includes training events covering a wide variety of different topics ranging from Safeguarding, Ask & Act, Health & Safety, Substance Misuse etc.

For more info - please check our full course schedule and the various tabs on the right where the courses are broken down under their topic heading --->

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We fund a range of Social Care Qualifications for students enrolled on Higher Education Learning Degrees etc with the Pembrokeshire College, Open University, Swansea University and the University of Wales - Trinity St. David's to name a few.

Please contact us on scwwdpTr@pembrokeshire.gov.uk to find out more!

To apply for a social care qualification through the Pembrokeshire College - click here!

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The SCWWDP Training team works closely with the joint strategic commissioning team and external social care sector. We are keen to hear from managers and staff across all organisations to support them with their workforce training needs.

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Courses Available:

VR Knife Crime Awareness

VR Social Media Awareness

VR Trauma Informed Practice

VR Dementia Awareness

MORE TOPICS TO COME IN THE FUTURE - WATCH THIS SPACE!

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Online Health and Social Care Training. Award-Winning, Flexible, and Affordable

Innovative, flexible and affordable e-learning for health and social care providers. Learn any time, any place.

"At SCTV we are committed to delivering exceptional training that equips individuals with the knowledge, skills, and expertise required to deliver service excellence and thrive within this field. Each course is developed by experts to ensure the highest quality and relevance for your staff’s development needs. Empower your care staff today."

The SCWWDP Training team can set staff up onto the SCTV online training portal and enrol them onto a wide range of training modules including:

Tissue Viability

Diabetes Awareness

Nutrition & Hydration

Parkinson's Awareness

Oral Care

Person Centred Care

Mental Capacity

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Inclusion, Equality & Diversity Course

Managing Challenging Behaviour

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Courses designed for staff in the Children's Social Services Sector around Pembrokeshire.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

LGBT Awareness from school age to older age providing care and support

Paediatric First Aid for Foster Carers

Paediatric First Aid for social care staff who support infants & young children

Self Care for Social Care - all staff

Values, Ethics & Challenges in Health and Social Care

Child Development Training

Attachment, Separation & Loss

Autism Awareness for all those in social care settings

Analysis in Children's Services Record Keeping for children's social workers

Assessment Skills in Social Work

SPEAK - Suicide Prevention in Young People - Explore, Ask, Keep-Safe

Understanding & Supporting Sensory Regulation

Sign-A-Long

Naloxone training (NHS)

Court Skills (Bond Solon)

Legal Updates (Bond Solon)

Substance Misuse Programme (Alcohol Screening; Substance 101; Cannabis Screening; IPEDS; Managing Risk & Expectation; Adolescent Brain Development & Substance Misuse

Professional Boundaries for Social Care Workers

IFST Enhancing Motivation for Behaviour Change Module 1

IFST Lowering Resistance to Behaviour Change Module 2

Teenage Development (How to engage them and their brains)

Introduction to working with pre-pubescent children with sexual behaviour problems

Writing 'My care and support' care plans for Young People Looked After Reviews (IRO Team)

The Principles of PACE for residential childcare teams

Anti-racist training bitesize eLearning modules for social care managers - coming soon to POD

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Courses designed for staff in the Adult's Social Services Sector around Pembrokeshire.

Case Recording & Reporting Writing

Supervision Skills Training

Catheter & Stoma Care Skills

Dementia Awareness and Dementia Interpreter courses

Dementia Awareness using a Strength-base approach

Supporting Communication - Engaging with people with Dementia

End of Life Course

Welsh Language - The Basics for Social Care

Professional Curiosity (All Ages)

LGBTQ+ How to provide appropriate services and support

Person Centred Practice Learning Disabilities/Autism

Self Care for Social Care for all staff

Values, Ethics & Challenges in Health and Social Care

Autism Awareness for those in social care settings

A range of legal update training for Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs)

Blood Borne Viruses

Continuing NHS Healthcare

Anti-racist bitesize eLearning modules for Managers - coming soon to POD

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External Conferences - UPON REQUEST ONLY

Previous Conferences that have been attended by our staff include:

Edge Training & Consultancy Ltd

AFA Cymru

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Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Learning and Development

These courses are mandatory and aimed at all frontline staff in contact with families, children and the public in an environment where signs of domestic abuse/domestic violence may be observable and who are in a position to 'Ask and Act'.

VAWDASV Group 1 eLearning module on POD

Ask & Act (VAWDASV) Group 2 session

Ask & Act (VAWDASV) Group 3 session

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We have a dedicated practice learning co-ordinator in the team who supports a number of social work students every year to undertake social work qualifying training. The co-ordinator offers a range of support from paying tuition fees, arranging placements in social work teams and agencies in Pembrokeshire, facilitating peer support groups and providing a range of resources.

There are a number of themed workshops provided to students such as: Reflective Practice; Collaboration and Communication Skills and Working in Wales.

Practice Educators

We pay the fees for the Practice Educator Post Graduate Award and this qualification is supported by six themed workshops:

1. Induction and setting the scene with your student

2. Supervision session and skills required

3. Observations of practice and giving critical feedback

4. Dealing with Difficulties and Challenges and Theory to Practice

5. Dimensions of working in Wales with difference and diversity (inc. AOP & ADP)

6. Assessment skills and writing the final report.

Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) are supported through their first year in practice, they attend monthly peer support groups which periodically invite a guest speaker (e.g. an experience practitioner to share good practice and advice), there is a specific course on Safety, Wellbeing and Resilience.

Social Workers in their second year of practice undertake a mandatory PG Cert Consolidation qualification which is supported by five mandatory themed workshops:

Learner Induction Session (AM) & Mentor Induction Session (PM)

Workshop 1: Development Review (part a) reflection & critical reflection

Workshop 2: Communication skills, methods, values, ethics and the COPPs linked to an Observation of Practice.

Workshop 3: Safeguarding requirement, explore legislative framework, critically reflect on analysis of assessment

Workshop 4: Safeguarding in an area that is not your own and part b of the development plan – what next?

Social workers can also attend a Mentoring Skills course to develop their skills whilst mentoring a NQSW during their first three years in practice.

In addition to the above we also provide courses on Trauma Informed Practice and Assessment & Analysis Skills (Signs of Safety training).

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Codes of Professional Practice for Social Care (adults, and children and young people) eLearning module

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Codes of Professional Practice for Social Care (adults, and children and young people) eLearning module

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This module will help those who work in social care explore the Code, your roles and responsibilities around them. This module can be found on POD for internal social care staff and students. If you work or volunteer in the private, independent or 3rd sector, you can access the module by clicking this link https://socialcare.wales/learning-modules/the-code-of-professional-practice-for-social-care-adults-and-children-and-young-people

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Open Learn Wales

https://padlet.com/dcwalestraining/adnoddau-cymraeg-ar-lein-welsh-language-resources-online-1r2i16kjige8

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Social Care Wales Information & Learning HUB

https://socialcare.wales/resources-guidance/information-and-learning-hub/learning-resources/regulations

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Regulations of Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) 2016

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The regulations are the secondary legislation to be used where more detail or prescription is needed in implementing an Act.

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Strength-Based Practice SCW eLearning modules:

What matters in care and support planning

Using case recording to show what really matters

https://socialcare.wales/resources-guidance/learning-modules

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"The immersive nature of the Cornerstone Virtual Reality (VR) programme allows the user to experience the impact of trauma, abuse and neglect through the eyes of the child. Our established programme is a clinically-led, technology enabled behaviour change tool.

Born out of first-hand experience of the social care system, this powerful approach quickly and effectively delivers the knowledge, understanding and empathy that otherwise can take years to develop."

Cornerstone Training & Consultancy Ltd in collaboration with the Pembrokeshire SCWWDP Training Team.