Adult Safeguarding training for Managers and Leaders

It is the aim of this document to outline the specification for tender for Safeguarding Training for Managers and Leaders for multi-agency staff within the following organisations:

This document also outlines the need for such training, including demand and requirements around content and delivery of such training.

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIOS) Competency Framework is made up of five competencies one of which includes 'manager roles and responsibilities' and embeds safeguarding in everything we do. The CIOS Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) has a multi-agency membership and these competencies reflect and include best practice guidance from several professional bodies. It combines the NHS' Intercollegiate Document 'Adult Safeguarding, Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff', The National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work and Professional Practice's 'National Competency Framework for Safeguarding Adults (Bournemouth University)' and Skills for Care's 'The Care Certificate, Standard 10 Safeguarding Adults'.

Cornwall Council is inviting Tenders who are able to deliver high quality Safeguarding Training for Managers and Leaders that enables the SAB to excel at is statutory duties. This is a program of training for is targeted at all those who supervise or manage others at Awareness, Frontline or Specialist Practitioner Level. The learning outcome is for managers and leaders to be confident that individual practice, systems, training, cultures and policies and procedures work positively to safeguard adults who may be at risk of harm. This is a 2 year contract, with an option to extend for a further 1 years, where mutually agreed (2 +1) The purpose of the 2 year cycle is that this should give sufficient time for all the necessary staff to have completed the training. To abide by the Government's guidelines and advice surrounding Covid-19 it is expected that all training will be delivered virtually via an agreed secure online platform, preferably Microsoft Teams. If the Government's advice changes then all training will be delivered through the most appropriate route, either remotely or face to face. The cost of venue booking is expected to be met the partnership and is therefore not part of this Tender.

Please refer to the attachments "Safeguarding Training for Managers and Leaders Spec" and the "CIOS Competency Framework" in particular pages 14-16 and 23-24.