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What do we mean by education and training?
The term education and training includes a wide variety of education and training opportunities, usually stemming from staff appraisal or regulatory requirements, for example on the job training, in-house courses, external courses, NVQs, higher level courses and secondment opportunities.
All providers of NHS-funded services are expected to provide adequate development to their staff to ensure they are updated and safe to carry out their day to day practice. There is also a requirement, built into the NHS Constitution in terms of staff pledges; “To provide all staff with personal development, access to appropriate training for their jobs and line management support to succeed.”
In addition, a good employer will use training to ensure effective succession planning within their organisation. It is for individual employers to develop their local plans in line with their organisational strategy. All providers of NHS services are required to offer student placement opportunities, where they are properly accredited and where they can provide the necessary supervisory support – as required by the universities and colleges. This is also a requirement for non-NHS community services providers under Enabling New Patterns of Provision.
How will my transfer affect my education and training?
If the organisation you are working for has some staff who are providers of NHS-funded clinical services – there is a requirement that those staff should receive adequate training to ensure they are updated and safe to carry out their day-to-day practice.
This is a contractual requirement, which is likely to be reinforced by the introduction of mandatory 'terms of business' for the NHS to ensure delivery of the staff pledges in the NHS Constitution including; “To provide all staff with personal development, access to appropriate training for their jobs and line management support to succeed.”
Additional training to ensure succession planning of their workforce would be for individual employers to develop in line with their organisational strategy. Non-NHS providers will be required to offer student placement opportunities where they are properly accredited and where they can provide the necessary supervisory support – as required by the universities and colleges. This is a specific requirement for non-NHS community services providers under Enabling New Patterns of Provision.
Legislation, policies, practices and supporting documents that may apply to you when you transfer.
Click here to download a table summarising the key policies and legislation that may apply to you when you transfer.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list but is meant as a general guide to the various legislation and policies that apply in your case.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Next step
Continue on the orange route to the the final section and print off a copy of the information about your transfer.