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Tips for managing stress in the workplace
Working in the health and social care sector is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding sectors one can work in, where individuals working in this sector make a positive difference in the lives of others every day.
Care Worker Staff Shortages: Need Help With Overseas Recruitment of Staff and How to Become a Tier 2 Licenced Sponsor?
Care provider employers are facing unprecedented difficulties and challenging times with record staff vacancy levels being experienced across the sector. In response to these, many employers are now considering the option of recruiting overseas care workers. Access Skills is a Skills for Care Centre of Excellence and we are seeking to support care providers by […]
Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Programme Level 3
This Apprenticeship supports Lead Adult Care Workers – a role essential to the provision of high-quality adult care and support. It aims to combine knowledge, skills and behaviours to develop skills in leadership, guidance, exercising judgement and accountability. The apprenticeship typically takes between 12- 15 months and is made up of three components: Level 3 […]
How to deal with challenging behaviour in adults
Access Skills provides comprehensive support to individuals undertaking any of their care sector training programmes. Our team often find sharing experiences and care tips that they have picked up from speaking to our learners to be a positive part of their jobs, and something Access Skills encourages. What is Challenging Behaviour? Challenging behaviour is described […]
How to prepare for observations and professional discussions
One of the main features of our diplomas is the level of support we offer, including different assessment types throughout the programme. These different assessment types aim to help all learners suiting their specific skills. Whilst we still assign written assessments and observations, we do also conduct professional discussions, e-learning webinars and action learning workshops. […]
How to manage your work/life balance
We understand better than anyone that juggling an education, work and life can be tricky. As our health and social care diplomas are competency based, you will need to find a way to balance work and education commitments – and we are here to help! Whilst there are many strategies and guides to how to […]
Celebrating Learner Success with Access Skills
We love to celebrate when our learners achieve their career goals within the health and social care sector– read our latest success stories! Caroline Addams Caroline Addams, a learner who recently completed her Level 5 diploma told us about her new role as Head of Service. She said: “I come from a pharmaceutical background and […]
How do I prepare for a CQC inspection?
Who are the Care Quality Commission (CQC)? They are the independent regulator of Health and Social Care in England. They ensure that care services are safe, effective, caring, effective, responsive and well-led. They carry out inspections to ensure standards are being met and support care providers with continuous development and improvements to services. They also […]
Plagiarism – what is it and how do we avoid it?
The practice of plagiarism can result in consequences and implications which can risk your qualification, as well as your reputation in relation to honesty and integrity. Plagiarism is taken very seriously in the education sector and it is important that you learn how to avoid it by correct paraphrasing, quotations, citations and referencing. To find […]
The Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set to launch new product in late November
What does the ASC-WDS do? At Access Skills, we encourage our employer clients to sign up with the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) to help care providers run their business and manage their staff training needs. It can also provide access to the Workforce Development Fund, a valuable source of funding for staff training. […]
