Support, knowledge and advice to the social care sector in Essex, Southend & Thurrock...
Essex Care Association (ECA) is an independent voluntary ‘not for profit’ organisation with the following aims and objectives:
- To represent the interests of social care providers from Essex, Southend and Thurrock locally, regionally and where possible, nationally
- To alert members to issues which affect social care organisation relating to legislation regulation and development of best practice
- To offer members a range of services to meet their needs and a mutual support network
- To keep members abreast of new developments within the sector, whilst signposting them to sources of information which may be helpful to them
- To provide funding information, advice and guidance on training and development
Funding
→ Adult Social Care organisations in Essex, Southend and Thurrock can access WDF funding towards the cost of staff completing some adult social care qualifications. More info about Funding.
What does ECA do?
- The Association is run by a small management committee, all of whom are owners, managers, or trustees of a care organisation in Essex, Southend or Thurrock. The management committee meets on a quarterly basis to review and plan activities to benefit members.
Contact Us
Essex Care Association
251-255 Church Road
Benfleet
Essex SS7 4QP
Tel: 01268 565551
Email:
Monday to Friday 9.30am to 2.30pm (excluding Bank Holidays).
We Support....
ECA supports My Home Life Essex for celebrating good quality of care for older residents in Essex care homes.
Other Links
Department of Health
Skills for CareNews
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L2 Health and Care Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard – Trailblazer group is seeking adult social care participants
22 February 2021
The newly-formed Health and Care Support Worker Trailblazer Group is taking forward plans to develop a single apprenticeship standard at level 2. The group is seeking wider representation from the adult social care sector and inviting employers to register their interest.
This is a great opportunity for adult social care employers to share their expertise to shape the content of the new standard, including the skills and knowledge apprentices will achieve upon completion, as well as influence the assessment and development costings.
Find out more and register your interest here. Link to the site: https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/news/health-and-care-support-worker-trailblazer-call-for-adult-care-employer-representatives/
Registration closes on 12th March, so don’t delay!
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Skills for Care have launched a FREE new on line Digital Learning Module and you can claim £100 from the WDF fund for completion
19 January 2021
Skills for Care have launched a Learning from Events on line learning scheme. This free 35 minute interactive module is designed to support managers and leaders in adult social care learn from events, e.g. Safeguarding Incidents, Complaints, Covid 19 incidents or Outbreak, etc. Please see more here: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Learning-development/ongoing-learning-and-development/Learning-from-events/Learning-from-events.aspx
Through the module you will be able to:
- Discover what learning reviews are, why they’re needed and how they can help you
- Learn how managers can move from completing reviews at an individual level to involving the wider team
- Find practical tips for embedding learning reviews into your working environment
As part of this offer, employers can claim £100 reimbursement for every staff member who completes this module through the Workforce Development Fund as a contribution to the time spent doing the learning and embedding it.
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Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service website launched
19 January 2021
Essex County Council is striving to increase apprenticeships within the county. The council’s new Essex Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Service will allow levy payers to utilise unspent levy to support the apprenticeship training costs for smaller businesses. This is an online service that allows companies looking to donate unspent apprenticeship levy funds (maximum of 25%), to view details of opportunities created by smaller organisations looking for funding. The online system makes the process easy and there is also a dedicated team to support businesses during this process. Visit the website for further details www.essexalts.co.uk or contact the team directly at info@essexalts.co.uk