Appendix 2: Funding available for education and training Training and Development is not just about going on courses. Many skills and knowledge can be learned on the job and at no cost. However, sometimes there is a need for extra development which does have a cost involved but it should not be automatically assumed that the trust will pay all or even any of the costs. The type of training or development and its priority, urgency, relation to service needs, relation to corporate objectives and its cost will all be taken into account. For advice and information staff can refer to (Study Leave Guidelines) or speak to their line manager. The Learning and Development Manager can also be contacted on 01253- 951186. All staff must be 100% compliant with their mandatory risk management training before being considered for any external training. If funding is required there are various budgets which can be accessed: Staff Costs or Limitations or Examples of Who to contact Budget applicable limits management how the funding requirements may be used Divisional study All staff Various Must be shared Anything Your line leave budgets equally across manager or all staff groups. Directorate Clinical staff Manager. can be directed to MPET / CPD Consultant study All consultant Various Managed by International Your line leave budgets staff divisions and Conference on manager or must be shared Medical Directorate technology Manager. MPET Clinical £110k Must meet Physiotherapist Your line qualified staff approx p.a. criteria: shoulder course. manager, then education and groups and for whole The MPET Advanced Life and the L&D training Assistant Trust as Cash Allocation Support. Manager Practitioners decided by may only be Chest training and Health used for the model for a Pharmacy Education clinical department. Technicians North West development of (formerly clinical NHS professionally Northwest) registered staff (with the exception of doctors and dentists) in Bands 5-8 but also includes qualified Assistant Practitioners and Pharmacy Technicians. Not to be used to support management or leadership development. Not to be used to fund staff/posts. Managed by L&D manager
Appendix 2: Funding available for education and training Training and Development is not just about going on courses. Many skills and knowledge can be learned on the job and at no cost. However, sometimes there is a need for extra development which does have a cost involved but it should not be automatically assumed that the trust will pay all or even any of the costs. The type of training or development and its priority, urgency, relation to service needs, relation to corporate objectives and its cost will all be taken into account. For advice and information staff can refer to (Study Leave Guidelines) or speak to their line manager. The Learning and Development Manager can also be contacted on 01253- 951186. All staff must be 100% compliant with their mandatory risk management training before being considered for any external training. If funding is required there are various budgets which can be accessed: Budget Staff applicable Costs or limits Limitations or management requirements Examples of how the funding may be used Who to contact Divisional study leave budgets All staff Various Must be shared equally across all staff groups. Clinical staff can be directed to MPET / CPD Anything Your line manager or Directorate Manager. Consultant study leave budgets All consultant staff Various Managed by divisions and must be shared International Conference on Medical technology Your line manager or Directorate Manager. MPET education and training Clinical qualified staff groups and Assistant Practitioners and Pharmacy Technicians £110k approx p.a. for whole Trust as decided by Health Education North West (formerly NHS Northwest) Must meet criteria: The MPET Cash Allocation may only be used for the clinical development of clinical professionally registered staff (with the exception of doctors and dentists) in Bands 5-8 but also includes qualified Assistant Practitioners and Pharmacy Technicians. Not to be used to support management or leadership development. Not to be used to fund staff/posts. Managed by L&D manager Physiotherapist shoulder course. Advanced Life Support. Chest training model for a department. Your line manager, then and the L&D Manager
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