Reward Staff
Motivate your staff to learn by providing them with exclusive rewards and discounts
Certificates
Your employees’ certificates and training expiry dates in one handy place
Manage Easily
Management of your employee’s learning and development
Inspections
Training passports can be used as a resource for monitoring and inspections
Retain Staff
Support your recruitment efforts and retain your existing staff
Reward Staff
Motivate your staff to learn by providing them with exclusive rewards and discounts
Certificates
Your employees’ certificates and training expiry dates in one handy place
Manage Easily
Management of your employee’s learning and development
Inspections
Training passports can be used as a resource for monitoring and inspections
Retain Staff
Support your recruitment efforts and retain your existing staff
The Rewards
As an Academy Affiliate, care professionals will gain access to exclusive rewards and discounts for hundreds of national and international retailers!
Tier 1 |
The employee benefits programme, a website that has offers and discounts available at over 800 UK retailers. Discounts and savings will either be applied at the point of purchase, reducing the amount you pay or will be given to you as Cashback which you can then withdraw to spend on absolutely anything you want. |
Tier 2 |
The Academy Affiliate travel club, where you can get great value travel discounts on local bus travel, 10% off car and van rentals, low price car leasing deals, and more! |
Tier 3 |
The exclusive student discount card, where you have access to over 200 UK discounts and 42,000 worldwide discounts! |
Tier 4 |
Preferential rates only for Care Professionals: You receive preferential rates on essential workwear, household items and equipment, and massive savings on day experiences and gifts. |
Tier 5 |
Special luxury deals and time-limited offers all year-round including spa days, spa breaks, treatments, hotel stays and online retailers for lifestyle products including make-up, skincare, gym wear and cosmetics! |
Rewards and benefits can be accessed when the individual signs in to their Academy Portal.
The Portal Dashboard
You may now be wondering what the Provider Portal looks like. Here is an example of a portal dashboard. You would have a similar dashboard as an employer where you will be able to see all your staff. When you go through the registration process, you will be offered a short video meeting with an Academy representative to show you how to use all aspects of the portal, from adding affiliates (employees), uploading certificates, supporting your staff to engage with the rewards and discounts and more.
Hear from a care provider using the Academy Portal
Training
Why your employees should be trained and your legal obligations.
There are so many things to consider when running a business in social care and sometimes staff development and training can be lower down the list of priorities. It is imperative to the success of any business that employees are trained to a best practice standard. Do this and your business or organisation will reap the rewards. Having well trained competent staff will have a positive effect on your business, not only helping with staff retention but also regular training can have a positive effect on your CQC rating. So why should you invest in the development of your staff?
1. Competent and confident staff
Regular training not only enables your staff to feel competent in their roles, but the training room is also a great place for them to ask questions and try out the new skills they have learnt within a safe environment.
The Care sector is rapidly changing with new updates on legislation and guidance happening all the time. By regular training and development, you can ensure that your staff are fully up to date with their knowledge.
Regular training can also boost staff morale. It is an opportunity for individuals to discuss their roles with other like-minded people working in the sector. By investing in your staff, you are showing commitment to them and their ongoing learning and development.
2. Enabling your staff to progress.
Training helps to create a positive culture within an organisation, clear career progression can be a great motivator for some, so showing that as an organisation you are focused on the individual needs of your team members can create an enabling environment. This is turn can help with staff retention.
3. A positive impact on your CQC inspections.
(KLOE) The five key lines of enquiry within the CQC framework are supported by effective training. It is therefore important that effective, regular training is happening within your business or organisation.
