Supported Living Training

Supported Living Training

Leicester City Council wishes to appoint a training provider to provide training as follows:
Event Title: Supported Living; Target Group: Care Management Staff Group; Number of staff to be trained per event: 20; Number and length of events: 2 x 1 day.

REFERENCE PAN0141
Awarding body Leicester City Council

Description

Leicester City Council wishes to appoint a training provider to provide training as follows:

Event Title: Supported Living

Target Group: Care Management Staff Group

Number of staff to be trained per event: 20

Number and length of events: 2 x 1 day

Dates: Before 1st April 2013

Venue: Leicester City venue

Summary: In October 2011, Leicester City Council’s Social Workers and Care Management Officers moved from working in specialist teams (i.e. Learning disability, Older Peoples Mental Health, Physical Disability), to working in generic, locality based teams. Although some informal transfer of knowledge has taken place within teams, time pressures mean that formal training is also needed.

By the end of the course participants will have a greater understanding of Supported Living. The values, principles and drivers behind Supported Living. Understand what is possible in developing supported living and how it benefits individuals.

Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will have a greater understanding of Supported Living. They will have an understanding of:

• The features of Supported Living.
• The principles and values behind Supported Living.
• The national and local drivers that inform our work practise regarding Supported Living.
• Valuing person centred living.
• The importance of informal support arrangements.
• The possible funding sources of Supported Living.
• What is possible in developing Supported Living
• The challenges faced by organisations and systems in developing Supported Living services.

Further information is included in the Specification and Questionnaire document located at the bottom of the advert.

This document should be completed and returned to
procurementquotations@leicester.gov.uk in order to be considered for this work.

Only quotations on the form below will be accepted. However, any supporting documents will be considered.

This should be returned by 4.30pm Friday 18th January 2013 at the very latest.

The Successful provider will be asked to sign up to a
Training Providers Agreement (attached) Please ensure you are able to meet the requirements.

Organisations are asked to regularly check this opportunity on Source Leicestershire for any updates. Any advertised opportunity might be updated or removed at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances.

Applicants should note that due to the technicality of the software package being used to create this advert, this Opportunity will become “invisible” at midnight, Thursday 17th January 2013 Applicants are therefore requested to save all documentation relating to this Opportunity locally.
 

Associated Documents

These documents are for information only. Please follow instructions for registration and receipt of full tender/quotation documentation.

• PAN0142 – Specification and Questionnaire-final- Supported Living doc(doc) 130 KB
• PAN0142 – Training Providers Agreement(doc) 250 KB

Additional information

This contract is being managed by Leicester City Council . To request documentation contact procurementquotations@leicester.gov.uk