Transcript University of Chester - North West Integrated Workforce Unit

Core Skills Framework
Stakeholder Event - 18th 2011
Supporting the development
and delivery of the CSF
Nick Stafford
Skills for Health
Traci Whitfield
University of Chester
SKILLS PASSPORT FOR
HEALTH PROGRAMME
CASE STUDY:
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Framework vs Passport
Framework(s):
Passport:
• Consistency
• Portability
• Standardisation
• Verified data
• = THE WHAT
• = THE HOW
What is the skills passport?
 A portable, online record of an individual’s career
history, current skills and training.
 The information in a Skills Passport can be verified
independently, by employers, and by training providers
 Owned by the individual, accessible securely via the
internet at anytime, from anywhere
Lifelong learning
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23 Skills Sector
Councils
England
Scotland
N. Ireland
Wales
Health
Care &
Development
NHS
NHS
Independent
Acute
PCTs
Mental Health
Foundation
Related
Voluntary
Voluntary
Independent
Social Care
BUPA
GPs
HEIs
Hospices
Spire
Dentists
MOD
MacMillan
Outsourced
services
Prisons
Specialist
Skills Passport for Health
DoH
NHS Employers
GMC
NMC
HPC
CQC
NHSLA
NPSA
NICE
HSE
NRC
NPSA
Background
 Origins from Modernising Nursing Careers (DoH 2006)
 Lead by Skills for Health on behalf of the 4 UK Chief
Nursing officers - Sponsor is David Foster, Deputy Chief
Nurse (England)
 Pilots (2009-10) independently reviewed and approved for
next stage by National Strategy Board
 Skills for Health have secured commission from UKCES to
develop and implement a UK wide skills passport for
Health
 Working with other sector skills councils
National Stakeholder Group
Objectives
1. Prevent duplication of education and training, and
facilitate career progression
2. Support organisations with recruitment and
retention
3. Promote flexibility and movement
between roles and organisations
Objectives
1. Prevent duplication of education and training, and
facilitate career progression
2. Support organisations with recruitment and
retention
3. Promote flexibility and movement
between roles and organisations
North West Business Case
Workstream
Annual
Benefit
Reduction in duplication of training*
£ 4.0m
Efficiencies in refresher training*
£ 6.7m
Reduction in recruitment time to hire
£ 1.5m
Total
£ 12.2m
*enabled by CSF
Recruitment
 Reduction in time to hire through efficiencies in Pre
Employment checks.
 How? Information on Passport will become increasingly
verified
 Levels of verification:
1 self verification (unverified)
2 organisation verifier
3 independent verifier
4 verified by source
Recruitment
 Applicants with completely verified skills passport will
be able to start employment far quicker then those
requiring complex and/or extensive pre-employment
checks.
 Examples:
• Applicants with numerous work histories and references in
the last 3 years
• Overseas qualifications
• Recent CRB for similar role in Health Sector
Pilot Activity in NW
NW
Programme
Board
Stakeholder
Group
CSF &
Skills
Passport
Programme
Team
Junior
Doctors
Future
Workforce
Workstreams
Locum
& Agency
Pilot Activity in NW
Stakeholder
Group
CSF &
Skills
Passport
Pilot 1:
Future
Workforce:
NW
Programme
Board
Programme
Team
Junior
Doctors
Future
Workforce
University
of
Chester
Nursing
Students
Future Workforce
University of Chester
Project aims
Reduce
Repetition
Ready for
Practice
immediately
post
qualification
Verified
Skills
Ready to
use the
Skills for
Health
Passport
University of Chester Pilot
350 students in 2 cohorts of Pre-registration Nursing Cohorts Identified
Consent for use of personal details
Bulk upload of details onto passports
Delivery of Training and Assessment
Use of Core Skills
Framework Lesson Plans
Use of Core Skills
Framework Assessments
Preparation for recording
of data on the Skills for
Health passport
Evaluation and Follow Up
Student Evaluation of
Lessons and Assessment
Individual Upload of
Successful Assessment
Issue of Certificates for
Successful assessment
Development of a System
for Bulk Upload of Core
Skills Verification
Evaluation

Move from attendance to achievement important for learner self
esteem.

Reduction in repetition of skills training seen positively by
learners.

Learners expressed a preference for electronic, verified core
skills recording as they felt it was more valuable but liked
certificates “as a backup”.

Learners valued training that would be transferable between
health care areas.

Actual sessions and Assessment used in the pilot evaluated well
by students. Favourite method was use of a hand console for
“voting”
Lessons Learned

When Students have to create their own electronic profile (Skills
Passport), there is a poor uptake of profile creation and
maintenance. This improves markedly with automatic creation of
the electronic record and verified data.

Bulk upload of verified core skills data is best achieved as a single
package at the end of a programme (such as a non credit module)

Individual upload of skills is more time consuming than bulk
upload but is useful for “ongoing” skills recording during a
programme

The core skills can be built into a programme structure to ensure
appropriate competence at increasing stages of learning.
Key Pointers for the Future

Benefits to the workforce in terms of a reduction in the need
for induction training and avoidance of unnecessary
repetition of training

Benefits to the HEIs in terms of enhanced employability of
students

Benefits to the HEIs in terms of reduction in need for current
“mandatory training”

Impact of building the framework into educational
programmes for Allied Health Care Professionals and Junior
Doctors

Impact of a recognisable training “qualification” which is
easily verifiable.
Looking to the future
 Core Skills Framework
National Framework
with Skills for Health
 Clinical Skills Framework
 Leadership Skills Framework
 Pre Employment Framework
National Framework?
Key Question
Do Care Providers want students and graduates to exit
from higher education having completed ALL the skills in
the Core Skills Framework?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Yes
No
Only Clinical Skills
Only Non-Clinical Skills
85%
9%
6%
0%
1
2
3
4
Key Question
Which skills would be most desirable if delivered within
higher education? (Select top 3)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Conflict Resolution
Equality & Diversity
Fire Safety
Health & Safety
Infection Control
Moving & Handling
Resuscitation
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Children
20%
15%
13%
13%
10%
9%
8%
6%
5%
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Key Question
What verified information would you accept from
the University of Chester as well as Core Skills
on a Skills Passport?
1. References
2. Awards e.g. degree
qualifications
3. Pre-employment
information
4. Clinical Skills
34%
29%
23%
14%
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2
3
4
Nick Stafford
Skills for Health
Traci Whitfield
University of Chester