STAGING

Skills and Training

An infographic titled: "Motivation to Develop Digital Skills." The body text reads "The adult social care workforce felt motivated to develop their digital skills, particularly older workers. 76% felt that digital learning was an essential part of their career progression. 61% wanted to develop their skills in using digital technology. 68% of those aged 55+ wanted to develop their skills in using digital technology. 65% daid that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased their need for digital skills.

Infographic from The Digital Skills Review (2021)

We provide free elearning and training materials to support staff with their data protection and cyber security skills. We have also collated information about other relevant training materials.

Care providers should have a data protection lead within their organisation. We have created a short guide on the responsibilities of a data protection lead. 

The Digital Skills Framework and the digital skills training database are now available on the Digitising Social Care website.

NHS England has also produced guidance on information sharing for social care.