Dynamic Training UK

Projects

Evaluation of Well Being Berkshire East (WEBE)

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In March 2011 Dynamic Training UK Ltd were commissioned by "Well-being in East Berkshire‟ (WEBE) to undertake the projects evaluation. This report marks the final year of funding for the WEBE projects. WEBE was funded by The Big Lottery Fund which supports a variety of projects that improve the health & well-being of people who live in deprived areas and experience poor mental and physical health. The England wide well-being programme funds a range of projects that aim to improve mental health, encourage healthy eating and engage people in increased levels of physical activity.

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This report summarises "Well Being in Berkshire East" WEBE. This is the name for a programme of „Well Being‟ projects in three Boroughs in the East part of Berkshire funded by The Big Lottery Fund from 2007 until March 2011. The Programmes overall aim: to provide a legacy of health improvements by developing an integrated approach targeting the most socially, economically and geographically excluded groups and reducing gaps.

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Domiciliary Care Progression Pathway

Domiciliary Care Services Progression Pathway

LEAD ORGANISATION

Dynamic Training UK Ltd

ADDITIONAL ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED

Reading, Bracknell and Slough Local Authorities, Skills for Care, UKHCA (UK Home Care Association), Bracknell and Wokingham College

DATE

Completed April 2010

PROJECT SUMMARY

This project aimed to develop a progression pathway specific to the Domiciliary Care Sector, commencing with induction and leading to level 3, with a progression pathway to HE. The project was regionally-focused, covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey.

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What

Progress South Central is the Lifelong Learning Network for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and focuses on the needs of the learner and the employer, encompasses a breadth of provision and mission within its partner institutions, represents the voices of further and higher education equally; and delivers clear benefits to the region that could not be achieved by individual institutions. For further information about Progress South Central please view http://www.progresssouthcentral.org.uk/who-we-are/

Managing Well Being and Productivity

Project Funded by Progress South Central

Delivery Partners

Dynamic Training UK and Strategic Health Ltd

Aims

• To create an accessible and effective blended learning course which provides managers with the resources to embed Health and Wellbeing strategies in the workplace, developed under the umbrella of ‘Slough Working Well’

Outcomes

1. A blended learning course (classroom, skills development, e-learning and workplace learning) which provides managers with the knowledge, skills and motivation to manage people in ways which help to improve their health and wellbeing

2. Over 50 managers to complete the course

3. Improved productivity and performance in the workplace

4. Integrated services to support the workplace under ‘Slough Working Well’

Download the Project Final Report

During the project Clara Court a Residential Home for the Elderly owned by Care UK agreed to run an inhouse pilot programme of the Managing Wellbeing and Productivity course. Click here to down load the report

Work Health Trainer Level 4

Dynamic Training UK in partnership with Thames Valley University has created a Level 4 continuous professional development module for Health Trainers to become Work Health Trainers.

The Work Health Trainer (WHT) role is new and has been developed from the existing Health Trainer role which was introduced in the wake of the Government White Paper Choosing Health. The summary of the White Paper states:

'Anyone who wants help to make healthier choices and stick to them will have the opportunity to be supported by a new kind of personal health resource, NHS health trainers. In keeping with a shift in public health approach from advice from on high to support from next door, health trainers will be drawn from local communities, understanding the day-to-day concerns and experiences of the people they are supporting on health’ (DH 2004).

The Work Health Trainer (WHT) follows similar concepts to the Health Trainer but with the focus on enabling people that may be out of work back into employment or meaningful activity. It is with the focus that this module has been developed.