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Aimed at people who work in organisations that support individual employers and PAs, for example, user led organisations (ULOs), disabled people's organisations (DPOs), direct payment and PHB support services, and other third sector or charity organisations.  

See our useful information and practical tools around recruiting PAs, training and funding, updates on legislation and best practice, and the latest research.

Learning and development

Care Certificate and personal assistants

Frequently asked questions about personal assistants doing the Care Certificate.

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Core and mandatory training

Refreshing learning isn’t a ‘tick box’ exercise to repeat or reconfirm prior learning. There are different reasons why individual employers or personal assistants need to refresh their learning, for example to be up to date with the best ways of doing things, a change in equipment or health/care need, to ensure competency or because refresher training is recommended after a certain amount of time. This ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ guide sets out recommended training and suggested timeframes for refreshing training.

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Delivering learning for individual employers and personal assistants: a guide for learning providers

This ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ guide aimed at learning providers, shares useful information about delivering learning for individual employers and their personal assistants.

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Essential training

Three funded packages of learning are available from ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ endorsed learning providers. Find out more about rapid induction programme, refresher training and volunteer programmes, all of which can be accessed by individual employers.

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Finding a learning provider

A key part of selecting the right learning package for individual employers and personal assistants is finding the right learning provider. ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ Endorsement recognises learning providers who deliver high quality learning and development to the social care sector. Click here to search for a learning provider.

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Funded training available via user led organisations

ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ has awarded funding to disabled people's user led organisations (ULO funding) to deliver training for individual employers and their personal assistants. Find out more about the funded training on offer and how to connect with the organisations.

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Guide to choosing a learning provider

Choosing a learning provider is an important decision to make. This ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ guide includes a checklist that can help you choose the right learning provider.

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Individual employer funding

Individual employers can apply to ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ for money to pay for training to increase their knowledge and skills as an employer, and those of their personal assistants. Organisations supporting individual employers can direct them to Individual employer funding and support them with their applications. Full guidance and application form are available to download.

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