SCSC220125 - Request for Quotation - Practice Education Programme and associated activity

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<p>Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over &pound;1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils. The Council consists of four directorates: &bull; Adult Social Care and Health &bull; Children, Young People and Education &bull; Growth, Environment and Transport &bull; Strategic and Corporate Services This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Strategic and Corporate Services. Kent County Council&rsquo;s strategic outcome (s) for the Strategic and Corporate Services directorate is outlined in the People Strategy Strategic Reset Programme: &bull; Improved access to skills and career development for all employees. &bull; KCC is recognised as an employer of choice. &bull; KCC is a collaborative, reflective, Learning organisation. Supporting outcomes in relation to this are: &bull; To deliver a Practice Education programme to increase the Practice Educator population to support social worker student placements within Kent County Council. &bull; To support ongoing continuous professional development opportunities for Social Worker practitioners. &bull; To support an effective learning and assessment environment for both student social workers and Practice Educators which in turn improves workforce capacity building and recruitment and retention strategies.</p> Keywords: Social Worker , Practice Education, Training