Future is bright for social care as new learning and development framework steps up a gear

Published 4 days ago• 2 minute read

is dedicated to helping social care practitioners navigate and explore social care career pathways and support individuals to make informed career choices.

The new online interactive web resource provides:

The new interactive web resource was launched at the Social Care Council’s Social Care Managers Forums this week at the Dunsilly Hotel (3 June) and Seagoe Hotel (5 June) where social care practitioners, managers, employers and leaders got to have a look at the online resource in detail and ask questions about the CiP Framework.

Declan McAllister, Interim Chief Executive, Social Care Council believes the new online interactive web resource will be a gamechanger for social care practitioners as they progress through their career.

There are many exciting job prospects for those interested in social care in Northern Ireland. Providing quality continuous learning guidance and direction through the CiP Framework, using this interactive web resource, is central to preparing them to start and then progress in a career in social care. The CiP framework will lead to new and exciting, and most of all, meaningly pathways for learning and development across the social care profession.

Jane McMillian, Professional Social Work Officer, Department of Health highlighted the importance of better training and workplace support for the social care workforce.

Improving and supporting the career pathway for social care practitioners is something that is often raised with me – and this new online resource will go a long way to giving those thinking of a career and those already working in social care, the support they need for a lifelong career delivering social care.

It’s important to recognise there are a range of options for social care practitioners to learn and develop and this interactive resource will help practitioners to map their career and learning pathway. We are very proud to be working with the Social Care Council and the social care sector on this initiative.