New product development

Iris Steen, Director of Communications and

Gavin Nettleton, Principal Advisor on E-learning

14 June 2007

What we know

Stakeholders value quality and rigour of SCIE resources

Service user focus is a strength 60-70% say that SCIE’s work is excellent or

good

What we know

Statutory providers most likely to use SCIE services

Voluntary or private sector least likely to know or use

Practice guides and knowledge reviews – most commonly used resource

What we know

90% use our website Four times more interviewees accessed

information via website than via guide books Higher level of e-literacy But some people do not or cannot use

computer

Your recommendations

Include more information on best practice on website

Improve publicity and marketing Produce more user-friendly summaries Include detailed case studies of use of

products in practice Produce resources that are more practical

and less academic

Our plans

Develop a marketing campaign approach Increase communication with private and

voluntary providers Review our product range and content Case studies on use of resources Develop more interactive resources Review of website

E-learning resources

Gavin Nettleton, Principal Advisor on E-learning

And

Colin Paton, E-learning Project Manager

14 June 2007

Thinking outside the box

Background

E-learning A reminder of what SCIE’s view of e-learning is: 'If someone is learning in a way that uses

information and communication technologies, then they are e-learning.'

Headline achievements in e-learning

A major study in e-learning readiness within the sector by Mori

the first 10 learning objects with 20 more in production and 30 proposed

First phases of a European project - Process-oriented Learning and Information eXchange (Prolix) designed to align learning with business processes via competency gap identification

Supporting Induction in Social care (SISCo) a regional study and pilot focussing on the basic skills and induction processes in the sector

Overall features of the work

The research undertaken so far points to a growing awareness and readiness in the sector to e-learning and ICT use

SCIE’s work on content was eagerly awaited has been well received, and we are very conscious of the need to provide engaging, accessible and high quality products

Our work within the European project is raising issues about just how ready the small operators in our sector are

We have produced our first sets of material and work in progress can be viewed online

Over the horizon

Mobile technologies Ubiquity of provision Knowledge management and development Virtual service users in training Web 2.0 Blended approaches which further blur any

distinctions we now make Blogging and communities of learners

Launched in Feb 2007

To be launched in July 2007

To be launched in Feb 2008

E-learning resources

Law and Social Work

The Mental Health of Older People

Poverty and Social Exclusion

Example resources

Win a million Experts by experience All in a day’s work

An introduction to mental health and older people

1. Law and Social Work

2. The Mental Health of Older People

www.scie.org.uk

SISCo:

Supporting Induction in Social Care

Sara Dunn (SISCo project manager)

Alexander Braddell (SISCo consultant)

14 June 2007

SISCo: background

Joint SCIE/Skills for Care/SEEDA project Focus on Common Induction Standards ‘Proof of concept’ or pilot approach 20 social care employer-partners in SE

England and 5 facilitators Audit and scoping phases followed by in-

service pilot

SISCo: product

Website offering: Action Plans: templates to help managers take

constructive action on basic skills Compare standards tool: instant access to CIS,

H&SC NVQ2 and GSCC Codes - follows CIS mapping to help define safety and quality

Skills Checks: bank of 15-minute learning activities allowing managers to check staff skills

SISCo: using a Skills Check

You have just appointed a care assistant They need to be able to understand safety

signage You want to check if they have the skills to do

this Go to www.sisco.org.uk >>

SISCo: Skills Check 08

Skills Check 08 is in your delegate pack All Skills Checks contain:

manager guidance Skills Check activity feedback sheet personal development planning form

User-friendly for manager and staff member

SISCo: what’s different?

Aimed at employers, not basic skills experts Basic skills definition grounded in social care

standards Tools offer genuine learning about care work

as well as providing evidence of basic skills Can provide evidence for AQAA/inspection

Further information

Sara Dunn (project manager)

info@sisco.org.uk

Website (launched today)www.sisco.org.uk

… and finally

Tell us what you think about: Our existing resources Our plans Other organisations’ work that you value

Complete section on evaluation form

“The problem is not lack of information, but how to make it live for

practitioners”