Safeguarding training opportunities

Quality and Workforce Development Team

BSL Support

London Borough of Newham's Quality and Workforce Development Team offer a range of learning opportunities for the social care sector.

Information regarding learning opportunities is distributed to organisations through the contracts and Quality Assurance mailing list on a regular basis. Courses are generally free for organisations who have staff working predominantly with Newham residents.

However, if a course is accredited to a qualification, there will normally be a fee. Details of costs for each course will be on the course flyer.

Skills for Care e-newsletter

A fortnightly newsletter from the national lead body for social work and social care workforce development. The newsletter contains a range of:

  • Useful information
  • Contacts
  • Networks
  • National and local learning events.

Please email Glory.Nyero@skillsforcare.org.uk if you would like to:

  • Receive the Skills for care e-newsletter
  • Be provided with details of local networks for managers of registered and non-registered services.

Care Knowledge

Care Knowledge an excellent resource for social work and social care related information. London Borough of Newham is able to sign your organisation for free.

How to get in touch

Please email adults.servicestraining@newham.gov.uk for queries in relation to:

  • Organising specific training solely for your organisation
  • Workforce development
  • Receiving the weekly Care Knowledge bulletin