September 2019; Report 3 (final) 2020 EY Improve the quality and management, learning, development, qualifications and training in early years and childcare Timescales currently being discussed with Welsh Government Welsh Government, Early years sector RL Develop and maintain apprenticeships and qualifications Support sector implementation of the All Wales induction framework for health and social care including pilot of joint training across health and social care (Hywel Dda pilot from September 2018) Launch 2018 Implementation April 2018 – March 2019 Sector, Cartrefi cooperative, advisory group, Awarding Bodies, WEDS / Regional leads - learning providers / Local Health Boards EY Make sure qualification standards are supported across the childcare and early years sector Ongoing and progress reported quarterly EY Support the implementation of the induction framework for childcare and early years Induction launched in November 2018 Sector EY Work with Qualifications Wales to develop new suite of qualifications for health and social care and childcare and progress will be reported quarterly Qualifications Wales, WJEC, City and Guilds, Sector EY Support Qualifications Wales and Awarding Organisation to develop robust infrastructure for assessment of new qualifications On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Qualifications Wales, City and Guilds and WJEC (Consortium) Learning Providers including Colegau Cymru and National Training Federation Wales (NTFW) EY Promote, develop apprenticeship framework and deliver certification for health and social care and childcare On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Welsh Government, learning providers, apprenticeship champions, employers, Careers Wales, Job Centre plus EY Continuing to work with HEIs to embed work based competence into early childhood degrees 3 submissions received by March 2019 EY Work with Welsh Government to consider the development of a Level 4 leadership and management qualification equivalent to Step Up to Management for CCPLD to support the new qualifications To be discussed with Welsh Government Welsh Government
produced by summer 2018 EY Take a leadership role alongside Welsh Government in supporting the implementation of the 10 year workforce plan for Early Years, play and Childcare On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Government, early years sector EY Undertake the development of a proposal to consider registration of the childcare workforce March 2019 and progress reported quarterly Welsh Government, early years sector EY Desk based research for rationale for registration and recommendation report to Welsh Government November 2018 EY Support Welsh Government to undertake future analysis of the childcare and early years workforce planning and data forecasting 31 August 2018 Welsh Government EY Leading the development of the early years workforce aligned to the Childcare, Play and Early Years workforce plan commitment which identifies future resource and capability requirements and how these requirements will be met across the sector to support development of the childcare offer commitment for 3-4 year olds Continuous and progress will be reported quarterly. There is also a separate Early Years plan with more detail. Welsh Government, early years sector Working in collaboration with Welsh Government and partners to influence investment in the social care and childcare sector via the development of the Regional Skills Partnerships plans and other mechanisms which support the development of the skills and growth required across the sector; and in supporting the development the Welsh Governments approach to the Foundation Economy On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Report published June 2018 on the economic of adult social care in partnership with SfCD Government, Regional Skills Partnerships, childcare sector
Identify and share practice and support innovation through development of an improvement hub Dementia pilot hub completed December 2018 Wales School for Social Care Research, local authority specific service managers, Alzheimer’s Cymru Develop a national training framework for safeguarding On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Education, social care, health, police, probation across all parts of Wales, Strategic partnership group, WCVA Work with Welsh Government and relevant partners on the development and hosting the National Protection Procedures March 2019 to have final text Education, social care, health, police, probation across all of Wales, Strategic partnership group, WCVA improvement in supporting carers through training resources and networks and work with Carers Ministerial Advisory Group (in development) to deliver Good Practice Guide for Supporting Carers On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Carers LIN, Ministerial group, regional partners, voluntary sector, Care at home partners, wide range of partners to be involved in supporting the awareness and promotion of the resource Maintain and develop social care legislation hub On-going and progress will be reported quarterly Welsh Government, sector Support communities of practice through registered manager forums and evaluate effectiveness - 7 manager forums held by July 2018 forums. Evaluation completed by September 2018 Sector, Regional Partnerships Develop a co-ordinated approach to using narratives to drive service improvement, supported by resources such as digital stories On-going and progress will be reported quarterly ADSS, NHS confederation, Coproduction Network for Wales and Wales School for Social Care Research Deliver national research and development strategy that support policy and practice