Free Resources for Workforce Development
Social Care Institute for Excellence:
E-Learning – MCA, Personalisation, Dementia, Risk & restraint, Communication, the Law, mental health, Inter-agency working….
Social Care TV–challenging behaviour and LD, dementia, end of life care, MCA, restraint, nutrition, personalisation, prevention, safeguarding, telecare, autism, carers
Good Practice examples – share your good practice ideas and learn from others
Online Portal – easy search facility - get access to social care reports, journal extracts, book reviews, research briefings, websites
Management Tools – resources on recruitment, leadership and management, health and safety, risk assessment, wellbeing at work, involving people who use services
Research database – access to information about current and completed research
Ethics Committee – will look at proposals to undertake research
Social Care Information and Learning Services:
Devon County Council has subscribed to this service and you can use it for free once you have registered.The registration number is 255DEVN – you can then choose your own username and password, which you will need every time you use the site.
Learning Materials –search by keyword or by Award & Unit being studied
Qualifications – guide to content of many health and social care related courses
Personal Development Planner–online record of learning
Newsdesk – regular updates
Discussion boards –variety of topics
Q & A page
Links to Useful Websites
Common Induction Standards – resources and evidence booklets
Devon County Council:
Practice Guidance– FAQs
Toolkit– resources on MCA
Current Alerter Level course materials – regularly updated, password protected
Safeguarding Core Unit 101011.pdf - SafecoreA1
A2 MCA DLS november 2011.pdf - MCAdlsA2
DVD Workbook 4 - september 2011.pdf - DVDwb4
The Learning Gallery
E-mail: Telephone: 01392-381655
Variety of mediums - Books, DVDs, videos, CD-roms, journals, training packs
Variety of subjects – dementia, abuse, ageing, diabetes, law, race, religion, management, person centred planning, anxiety, depression, community care, nutrition, training, deafness, sociology, carers, BSL, health and safety, moving and handling, resources for people with a learning disability and many more…..
Online search facility- anticipated 2012
Department of Health
Leaflets, booklets, posters, reports, legislation, statistics - variety of health and social care related topics
Codes of practice - MCA and DLS
Training packs
Films available at:
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Films– 4 safeguarding films available to watch online, download or order on DVD (free)
Training Toolkit
Other safeguarding resources