If you would like more information about the ASC-WDS and GCPA’s support, or you have any other queries about the process including funding towards Workforce Development Funding, please contact matt.gilby@gcpa.co.uk or call 07354 842185.
If you would like more information about the ASC-WDS and GCPA’s support, or you have any other queries about the process including funding towards Workforce Development Funding, please contact matt.gilby@gcpa.co.uk or call 07354 842185.
An online service managed by Skills for Care (SfC) on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The ASC-WDC collects workplace and workforce data from care providers and local authorities. Completing the data set gives care providers access to the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) and free training modules from Skills for Care. 20,000 care providers already use the free service.
The ASC-WDC ensures policy information can be given to the government to for more knowledgeable policy making and uses the intelligence to shape commissioning intentions.
It shows providers the gaps in their workforce and allows them to find their anonymous ranking among local care providers using a host of metrics.
All that is required to create an account is the user’s name, job title, a password, security question, CQC registration location ID/ postcode service provided and number of staff. This should take 5 minutes. SfC will then verify the account to complete sign-up.
Basic information required includes other services provided, current vacancies, staff in/out in the last 12 months, interviews conducted, staff details and demographics, contracted hours, salaries and sickness, qualification level and details of staff.
For a workplace to meet the ASC-WDS requirements for the Workforce Development Fund in 2023-24, the following three things must be completed:
GCPA is offering free support for members to help complete the ASC-WDS, with advice available through account set up, data entry, and after completion in the form of 1-2-1 support and other group sessions, in partnership with Skills for Care
GCPA can help your organisation with the ASC-WDS in a number of ways:
“We would like to say a very big thank you for your very informative input and help regarding the ASC-WDS.”
“To be honest there was reticence around using the ASC-WDS system and we thought it would be complicated. Our staff records had not been updated for a long while and it all looked rather daunting.”
“With the guidance and input, although it is still a work in progress, we are finding that it looks like it is going to be a very good way to keep, staff training compliant at a glance.”
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