Training for the social services teams

I would be grateful if you could provide the following details regarding training for your social services teams at the authority. 1. What was your training budget in 2025/2026 for adult social care?

2. What training courses did you commission in 2025/2026 for adult social care?

a/ How many sessions of each course did you commission?

b/ What was the price per course?

c/ Who delivered each course?

d/ What was the method of delivery (e.g. in-person, virtual, eLearning etc.)

3. Do you have a workforce development contact for adult social care? If so, please provide their contact details

4. What was your training budget in 2025/2026 for children social care?

5. What training courses did you commission in 2025/2026 for children social care?

a/ How many sessions of each course did you commission?

b/ What was the price per course?

c/ Who delivered each course?

d/ What was the method of delivery (e.g. in-person, virtual, eLearning etc.)

6. Do you have a workforce development contact for children's social care? If so, please provide their contact details

7. Do you have a dynamic purchasing system/training framework in place? If so, how does a training organisation join it?

8. Who is the MCA/DoLS lead at your council? If so, please provide their contact details.

9. How many BIAs do you employ?

10. How many AMHPs do you employ?

1. £172,000

2. The training courses commissioned in 25/26 were as follows:

Autism Awareness x4 @ £595.00

Autism Learning Pathway x 5 @ £595.00

Epilepsy and Buccal x 8 @ £400.00

Downs Syndrome Aging and Dementia x 1 @ £600.00

Fire Marshall Training x 10 @ £450.00

First Aid 3 days x 2 @ £1,050 – In Person

First Aid at Work 1 day x 9 @ £350.00 – In Person

Infection Control and Food Hygiene x 5 @ £350.00

Learning from Living with Dementia x 2 @ £670.00

Managing Verbal Conflict x 2 @ £595.00

Medication Administration x 10 @ £400.00

Medication Assessment for Managers x 4 @ £400.00

MCA Core Knowledge x 3 @ £595.00

MCA Self Neglect x 2 £595.00

MCA Executive Functioning x 3 £595.00

Mental Health Awareness x 1 @ £590.00

Moving and Handling x 15 @ £400.00 – In Person

Pathological Demand Avoidance x 1 @ £595.00

Positive Behavioral Support x 1 @ £595.00

Personality Disorders x 1 @ £860.00

PMVA x 1 @ £400.00 In Person

Safeguarding Core Knowledge x 6 @ £595.00

Safeguarding Enquiries x 5 @ £595.00

Supervision for Supervisees x 10 @ £500.00

Supervision for Supervisors x 5 @ £500.00

Trauma Informed Approaches x 2 @ £430.00

All courses were delivered by independent trainers and were delivered online unless otherwise specified.

3. Workforce Quality and Development Team - ASCworkforceinfo@lincolnshire.gov.uk

4. Lincolnshire County Council does have a system and details of how to join are on the website. The system is called Panacea

7. Lincolnshire County Council does have a system and details of how to join are on the website. The system is called Panacea

8. Fiona Duggan – Fiona.duggan@lincolnshire.gov.uk

9. None directly

10. 21 Full time

Children ’s Services

4. Targeted Training (Social Care) Budget 2025/2026: £164,934

5-6. Please find attached Learning and Development program for Children’s Services

7. The procurement system is currently being updated the information for this will be on line in the next few weeks

8. Rebecca Rawdon Rebecca.rawdon@lincolnshire.gov.uk