Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF)
COURSES 2022 Faculty of Care
EMPLOYERS GUIDE
Table of Contents What is FWDF? Courses for all Employers
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Health & Wellbeing Mental Health First Aid Awareness Mental Health First Aid Awareness (1 day) Mental Health First Aid Awareness (2 day) First Aid
Beauty Salons and Therapists
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Brow Enhancement & Lamination Lash Enhancements Facial Skills Massage Skills Nail Enhancements Intimate Waxing
Hairdressing Salons & Self-employed Hairdressers
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Hairdressing Upskilling Barbering for Hairdressers Makeup for Special Occasions Barbering Upskilling
Nurseries and Childcare Providers
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Forrest Kindergarten Play and Creativity ACEs and how children can be affected Leadership and Management in the Nursery Face Painting Science for Children
Care Service Providers Therapeutic Hand and Arm Treatment Palliative Care PDA Dementia
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What is the Flexible Workforce Development Fund and how can it benefit my organisation? If you are an employer with fewer than 250 employees or a levy payer, you can apply for the FWDF to address skills gaps in your organisation. Applications to access the fund can be made until 31st July 2022. Training must start before 31st August 2022 and be completed no later than 31st December 2022. You can use this investment to up-skill or re-skill your existing workforce. This is an opportunity to engage and motivate your employees, offer them high quality training of real benefit to your organisation: supporting and enabling your business to become more productive and grow. We can deliver bespoke training to your employees using safe and flexible approaches which have been adapted to support your business needs. Our range of specialist, industry specific programmes, can be delivered face-toface in college or your workplace. Alternatively programmes can be delivered using a blended or remote model using easy to access learning technologies. This adapted approach to learning will provide you with a degree of flexibility to meet your business needs. We will discuss your training needs, support you to identify suitable courses, and the most suitable approach for your employees. We can also support you with the completion of your application. Funds are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis so get in touch with us today by emailing fwdf@slc.ac.uk to arrange an initial discussion on how we can help you apply to the fund.
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Courses Employer
Course
Contact
Description Study time: 3 or 6 hours
Health & Wellbeing
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees and has been designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to promote their own health and wellbeing. The course will include an introduction to the benefits of good nutrition and exercise. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 3 hours
All Employers
Mental Health First Aid Awareness
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees and has been designed to promote a positive mental health culture within the workplace. It provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a mental health condition and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost a person towards professional help. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 6 hours
Mental Health First Aid Awareness
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
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This course is suitable for all employees but it has been designed to help employers provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act. A multiple-choice paper and practical assessment are mandatory. On achievement participants will receive a NUCO credited certificate.
Study time: 12 hours
Mental Health First Aid
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees within a workplace but is aimed at those who hold supervisory/managerial level position and who have responsibility for implementing a positive mental health culture and responsibility for First Aid for Mental Health within an organisation. A wide range of conditions are covered. Written and practical assessments are mandatory. On achievement participants will receive a NUCO credited certificate.
Study time: 6 hours
All Employers
Emergency First Aid
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees. The course will outline the roles and responsibilities of a First Aider, how to assess as situation and provide first aid in emergency situations. The course is assessed using ongoing practical assessments. On achievement participants will receive a SQA credited certificate.
Study time: 18 hours
First Aid at Work
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees who wish to gain become workplace First Aiders. The course will detail the roles and responsibilities of a First Aider, assessing a situation and provide first aid in emergency situations. A theory and practical assessment will take place on day three of the course. On achievement participants will receive a SQA credited certificate.
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Study time: 24 hours
Upskilling in Beauty Therapy Courses Beauty Salons and Therapists
This course will teach students key areas of: • Lash Lifting • Facial and product knowledge • Individual eyelash extensions • Brow lamination • Massage Skills • Intimate Waxing
Hairdressing Upskilling
Barbering for Hairdressers
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all Beauty Therapists who wish to up-skill their current qualification. Each day will consist of theory input, practical demonstrations and practical applications Ongoing practical assessments will demonstrate participants competency. On achievement participants will receive a college certificate.
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
Hairdressing Salons and Selfemployed Hairdressers
Study time: is depending on the course and the needs of participants. Courses are suitable for all hairdressers and trainees and are designed to meet the specific needs of participants.
Study time: is depending on the course and the needs of the participants. Course are suitable for all hairdressers who wish to up-skill their current qualification to include barbering
Study time: is depending on the course and the needs of the participants.
Make-up for Special Occasions
Barbering Upskilling
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable of all hairdressers and make-up artists who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills of make-up application. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: is depending on the course and the needs of participants
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
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This course is suitable for all barbers and trainees who wish to update their current skills and techniques. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 12 hours This course is suitable for all employees
Forrest Kindergarten
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
working in a childcare environment who wish to develop their skills and knowledge of outdoor play and support the delivery of Forrest Kindergarten. The course consists of theory and practical sessions defining Forrest Kindergarten, the benefits to children, risk assessment and practical activities. Participants will require to undertake an assessment and to carry out an observation of children participating in Forrest Kindergarten within their workplace. On achievement participants will receive a SQA credited certificate.
Study time: 6 hours
Play and Creativity
Nurseries and Childcare Providers
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees working in a childcare environment. The course is designed to explore Play Strategy Scotland, theories of play and play pedagogy. Delivery will include how to plan, implement and evaluate play in a quality learning environment. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 6 hours
ACEs and how children can be affected
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees working in a childcare environment and is designed to explore and discuss how ACEs can affect children. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 6 hours
Leadership and Management in the Nursery
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all Early Years Practitioners who are considering a leadership role. The course will include policy, models of leadership, qualities and capabilities along with multi-agency working and collaboration. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 3 hours
Face Painting
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for employees working in a childcare environment. The course is designed to develop the skill of face painting and will include practical demonstrations and applications. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 3 hours
Science for Children
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
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This course is suitable for all employees working in a childcare environment and will introduce and demonstrate participants to science activities which are age and stage appropriate. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 3 hours
Therapeutic Hand and Arm Treatment
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees working in a care environment. The course is designed to develop employees to offer therapeutic hand and arm treatments to service users. The course consists of practical demonstrations and applications. Ongoing practical assessments will assess participants competency. On achieving participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 3 hours
Care Service Providers Palliative Care Awareness
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees working in a care environment. The course will define and discuss palliative care, how to deliver palliative care and the importance of carers looking after their own health. Participants will receive a college certificate.
Study time: 3 hours
Dementia Awareness
fwdf@slc.ac.uk
This course is suitable for all employees working in a care environment. The course will define types of dementia, the signs of dementia and how to care for a service user who has dementia. Participants will receive a college certificate.
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