Training Contract – Anti-Discriminatory Practice

Training Contract – Anti-Discriminatory Practice

Leicester City Council wishes to appoint an appropriately qualified training provider for 3 x 2 day courses on the subject of Developing Ant-Discriminatory Practice, including one specifically for foster carers.

REFERENCE PAN0321

Provision of Training – Developing Anti-Discriminatory Practice Course (PAN0321)
Awarding body Leicester City Council

Description

Leicester City Council wishes to appoint an appropriately qualified training provider for 3 x 2 day courses on the subject of Developing Ant-Discriminatory Practice, including one specifically for foster carers.

This course forms a central part of the training for social care staff whether working with adults or children. Participants will come to the course with a wide range of existing knowledge and skills and will work in a range of settings in social care. We expect 40 staff to access the training and be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained in their daily work with confidence.

We additionally require one delivery specifically for Foster Carers (additional 20 learners) taking into account this groups specific needs and situation.

Target Group: Adult and Children’s Social Care Staff and Foster Carers

Number of staff to be trained per event: 20

Number and length of events: 2 x 2 day course (plus 1 x 2 day course specifically for foster carers)

Dates if known: between September 2013 and March 2014

Venue if known: Leicester City Centre venue

Objectives:
The course will enable the participants:
• To recognise and respect the individuality and personal beliefs of service users, their family and friends.
• To have knowledge and understanding of how discrimination and racism operate at both individual and institutional levels and how these impact on service users.
• To have knowledge and understanding of how caring services can lead to disempowerment and discrimination.
• To gain knowledge and understanding of current developments in respect of anti-discriminatory practice, race equality, and Social Care and Health policy and practice.
• To identify how they might adapt their behaviour and working practices to take account of Anti-Discriminatory Practice.

Details provided are:

1. Request for Quote (RFQ)
2. Training Providers Agreement

Responses will be assessed on a criterion which includes Quality and Price. Detail of which are provided within the RFQ document. Interview Dates if required will be w/c 5th August 2013.

Please submit your proposal and complete the RFQ and return to: procurementquotations@leicester.gov.uk in order to be considered for this work.

This should be returned by 12:00 noon on 02/07/2013 at the very latest.

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, 01/07/2013. Applicants are therefore requested to save all documentation relating to this Opportunity locally.

Please note that the RFQ document found below under “Associated Documents” needs to be completed. The Training Agreement document is for information purposes only.
 

Associated Documents

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

• PAN0321 – Request for Quote (RFQ)(doc) 135 KB
• PAN0321 – Training Providers Agreement Apr 13(doc) 485.5 KB

Additional information

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