International Care Workers Training
The United Kingdom currently has a recruitment drive for international care workers. Problems for international carers start from the inset, as no formal training can be accessed abroad. Some care providers have resorted to Red Cross courses or even the care certificate. These courses are inadequate for the needs of the care workers, employers and people who will be looked after eventually.
These courses do not naturally address the different care environments, such as domiciliary, supported living, residential and nursing homes. Some care workers have been left saddened to discover the reality of their working environment on arrival.
The courses do not address aspects such as sponsorship conditions, the business side and the costs of international recruiting. They do not also address the influence of others, such as the temptation to seek greener pastures, leaving their overseas recruiter in limbo and individuals they are caring for. It has been known that some care workers want to move to others after seeing higher pay adverts or simply deciding to prefer a different care environment.
Culture Shock
International care workers face challenges navigating a new working environment with little support. The United Kingdom can be overwhelming to international care workers with no experience living in a fast-moving environment. This can be a culture shock for overseas carers, leading to severe problems such as mental illness and motivation. Some care workers have quit within a short period or returned to their home countries. There is also a danger to the quality of care being provided by staff that are not motivated, which will harm individuals and your business. Care providers must embed the care value base to address equality, respect and boundaries. There is always a danger that certain behaviours and views acceptable in other parts of the world will not be compatible with living and working in the United Kingdom. For example, care workers having personal relations with the people they are looking after.
No Training Funding for international Care Workers
However, there are some challenges for care providers recruiting internationally, mainly because international careers are not eligible for public funds for their training. This has left some overseas care workers with little access to qualifications commonly available to domestic staff.
The situation is made worse because most organisations bringing overseas care workers are private and will have varying budgets to orient the new workforce to the new environment fully. Compared to other migrants, such as students, educational providers will have dedicated support services for the new arrivals.
Bespoke Care Training
Caretips will work with care providers to design bespoke training for your staff that embeds your values and organisational ethos. The course will also address loyalty, personal and professional development. The training will address several key areas, such as regulations, roles and responsibilities, ethics, person-centred care, confidentiality, health and safety.
We have developed a course for international care workers that has undergone various quality assurance rigour with clear learning outcomes and assessment criteria. The course addresses the skills and competencies required to be effective care workers. The course embeds the care certificate and some regulated qualifications at either level 2 or 3. Participants will be able to apply prior learning towards regulated qualifications such as the Level 3 in Adult Care.
Our international care workers course does not only focus on care. It is also an introduction to the United Kingdom embedding British Values and explores the challenges of working in care. The course gives a current realistic view of the state of health and social care within the United Kingdom. The foundation provided by the course will offer a cost-effective solution and opportunities to gain skills and knowledge of being an effective care worker.
