Last Updated on August 2, 2016
Skills for Health, Health Education England and Skills for Care have launched a comprehensive new resource to support health and social care staff and educators in England who work with people living with dementia and their carers.
The Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework sets out the essential skills and knowledge necessary for all staff involved in dementia care and will enable organisations to:
- standardise the interpretation of dementia education and training;
- guide the focus and aims of dementia education and training delivery through key learning outcomes;
- ensure the educational relevance of dementia training;
- improve the quality and consistency of education and training provision.
The Framework describes the core outcomes for dementia education and training including raising dementia awareness, knowledge and skills for those that have regular contact with people affected by dementia and knowledge and skills for those in leadership roles.
The Framework is aimed at employers, their employees, educational commissioners and organisations that train students who will be employed in the range of health and care settings.
Commissioned and funded by the Department of Health, the development of the Framework was led by Skills for Health and Health Education England in partnership with Skills for Care and in collaboration with a number of key stakeholders and experts in dementia care.
The Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework can be downloaded from the Skills for Health website here.