Training for Employers

We support disabled people to become better employers by offering free training courses to Direct Payment or Personal Health Budget holders.

These courses are funded by Skills for Care.

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Training for you

We work with highly experienced external providers who deliver the training on our behalf. When you book a course your details will be passed to the external providers who will only use them to contact you about the training course you have booked.

New Employer Peer Support Group Event!

Thursday 26th June 11am - 2pm - Astolat, Coniers Way, Burpham, Guildford. GU4 7HL

SILC, in partnership with Mark Bates Ltd., would like to invite all Employers of PAs to our event at Astolat Guildford.

The event will be an opportunity to meet peers also employing personal assistants (PAs), learn more about your responsibilities as an employer and what support is available, ask questions, chat to peers and enjoy lunch.

David Robson from Mark Bates Ltd. Insurance will run a session on 'How to be a Good Employer'. This is an opportunity for all employers of PAs whether they have employed PAs for a long time, or are only just becoming an employer for the first time, to learn about current best practice, what support and training is available, share experiences, ask questions and meet peers in the same situation.

This will be a relaxed and informal event. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

We will be running bi-monthly Employer Peer Support groups, so if you have anything that you need help or guidance on, you can join the group HERE, or you can call SILC on 01483 458111.

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Training for your Personal Assistants

If you hold a Personal Health Budget, it will include funding to train your PA(s) in relevant skills such as Moving and Positioning. This is usually done in your home and using your equipment so that your PA(s) can be confident in their work with you. Training can be arranged by contacting your Case Manager in the PHB team or by emailing syheartlandsicb.chcphb@nhs.net.

If you hold a Direct Payment or fund your own care, SILC do offer free PA training courses through Skills for Care, but the training cycle for 2024-2025 has now concluded.

We will find out if we have secured more training funding for 2025-2026 at the end of the summer.

All training courses will be posted on this page once they are confirmed. You can also follow us on Eventbrite to keep up to date when new training courses are published: https://surreyilc.eventbrite.co.uk/

Surrey County Council also offer training courses for DP holders and their PAs via Surrey Skills Academy. You can view their course directory HERE.

If you are unable to make our training dates, or have a training need that is not covered, you can search the Online Course Directory for ALL upcoming Skills for Care training courses and book all courses HERE

“ I've felt well supported and it has made things more manageable. ”

“ Initially it looked daunting, but it was made very easy. ”

“ It has been refreshing to be treated as an actual person. I am very grateful for that. ”

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