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Free (UK Government funded) online qualification courses are being offered by Derby Adult Learning Service (Derby City Council). It is an opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications in care, education and health. The courses can be studied online anytime, anywhere. The many different courses available are listed in the service’s flyer.
Travel Derbyshire on Demand is a new type of flexible bus service with no fixed timetables or routes, making it a personalised and more efficient way to use public transport. It could be a handy new way for health and care workers to get to their place of work. Passengers book up to 28 days in advance […]
The July 2024 newsletter from the Careers Team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire brings you all our latest news and events.
The Careers Team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire, along with partner organisations, is staging a second ‘Unlocking New Possibilities’ event at Chesterfield College on Thursday 11 July 2024, following on from last year’s debut event. The main focus of the event is to improve diversity and inclusion within the workforce and to unlock the potential within our […]
Applications are open for care providers in Derby and Derbyshire for Apprenticeship Levy funds to help upskill their workforce.The Government’s Apprenticeship Levy is a tax paid by employers. It is then stored in a fund which can be accessed to help pay for apprenticeship training costs. There is provision for this to be provided to […]
The Careers team has scheduled a programme of new, virtual sessions to help guide potential candidates in completing applications and interview skills.The sessions are free and open to anyone who would like some additional tips and support in their journey into a role in health and social care. In addition to sessions previously announced for up […]
The April 2024 newsletter from the Careers Team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire brings you all our latest news and events.
Applications are now being invited from Allied Health Professional (AHP) Support Workers who wish to gain a Higher Development Award. The Award is a personal development programme that enables clinical and non-clinical Support Workers from all sectors to ‘be the best and acknowledge potential’. The scheme is being run by the Derbyshire AHP Faculty in association […]
The Careers Team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire have teamed up with Derbyshire County Council and other partner organisations to host a careers event for those seeking roles in health and care.The New to Care event takes place in the Imperial Rooms in Matlock on 1 May 2024 from 10am to 3pm.Further details are shown […]
Students from the University of Derby have been given the opportunity to try out a real-life campaign scenario by helping promote careers in health and social care in Derby and Derbyshire.The creative response to the campaign brief has seen the students produce a short-animated video for social media platform TikTok, starring ‘Dale the Duck’ who […]
