Our training and digital products
Shared Lives is a celebrated form of adult social care which benefits from tailored learning and digital tools to support and maintain its high quality and growth. Our training and digital offer is rooted in sector knowledge, lived experience and national best practice, as we are the only organisation in the adult social care sector dedicated to the development, delivery and growth of Shared Lives across the UK.
- Shared Lives carer training platform
- Shared Lives carer matching platform
- Scheme specialised training
- Social worker and Shared Lives champion training
This offer has been shaped through our consultancy work and engagement with Shared Lives schemes and reflects the evolving needs of the sector, including opportunities to streamline processes, strengthen partnerships and support workforce development.
Our expert team has extensive experience in the development and delivery of Shared Lives, building on more than 150 pieces of best practice and tools that span every aspect of Shared Lives growth and operations. Our training and learning supports growing awareness and understanding of Shared Lives and the local Shared Lives offer. It also promotes professional development and partnership working across the local workforce.
Skill up your workforce, offer easy access to view available carers, develop your scheme practice and train social workers and champions to increase referrals, from our range of tools.
Shared Lives carer training platform
Build your Shared Lives carers’ confidence and capability with our online flexible, accessible, high-quality training platform that reflects real Shared Lives practice and nation specific legislation, whilst providing learning oversight for Shared Lives schemes.
Shared Lives carer matching platform
Help your schemes, people who draw on Shared Lives and social workers to identify suitable and available carers more efficiently within your local area.
Scheme specialised training
Support your Shared Lives managers to maintain high standards, respond to inspection requirements, and lead effective Shared Lives schemes; delivered by Shared Lives Plus staff who have worked in schemes and deliver the courses from a place of learning and experience.
Social worker and Shared Lives champion training
Strengthen social workers understanding of Shared Lives and develop local Shared Lives champions to increase and improve good quality referrals into your local Shared Lives schemes.
Get in touch with the training team to discuss further: training@sharedlivesplus.org.uk
