Resources to support with building digital skills and confidence
06 Nov 2024
6 min read
- Learning and development
- Digital
We take a look at some of the resources we have available to help you build your digital confidence.
Digital skills are crucial in adult social care because they enhance the quality and efficiency of care delivery. As the sector evolves, digital competence is becoming increasingly important for meeting the growing demands of modern care.
We wanted to put together a roundup resources which can help social care organisations looking to improve their digital abilities.
Digital Skills Framework
The Digital Skills Framework helps adult social care providers and staff build essential digital skills, improving service delivery and care outcomes. It offers guidance, tools, and resources to identify training needs and boost confidence in using technology in care settings.
The framework supports the government commitment in Next Steps to Put People at the Heart of Care to provide a ‘comprehensive digital learning offer’ for the adult social care sector.
Find out more about the framework
Digitising Social Care
The Digitising Social Care website, managed by NHS England and DHSC, provides guidance to support digital innovation in adult social care. This website offers clear, up-to-date advice to help care providers enhance care quality and safety through digital transformation.
Find out more about Digitising Social Care.
Digital Care Hub
The Digital Care Hub offers free information, guidance, and support to help adult social care providers effectively and safely utilise digital technology. As an independent, care provider-led consortium, it collaborates with various stakeholders, including technology suppliers, people drawing on care and support, carers, commissioners, and regulators, to address the sector's diverse needs.
Find out more about Digital Care Hub.
Digital champions
A digital champion is an individual, usually a volunteer, who promotes and shares their knowledge, skills and enthusiasm of digital technology with colleagues and / or people drawing on care and support. They’re the ‘go-to’ people for that topic and the first point-of-contact when colleagues require support. Digital champions are usually staff members, but can also be within the community and support from the outside-in.
Find out more about the digital champion role.
‘Measuring digital readiness’ tool
The ‘Measuring digital readiness’ tool is a self-assessment which allows you to measure how digital-ready your organisation is.
After completing the assessment by answering questions about your organisation you’ll receive an email report based on your responses, including tailored ‘top tips’ and resources to help you progress.
View the 'Measuring digital readiness' tool
Digital leadership programme
The digital leadership programme for registered managers and deputy managers supports leaders in adult social care to enhance their digital skills and lead digital transformation in their organisations. It offers tailored learning, tools, and strategies to help leaders drive innovation and improve care through technology.
Find out more about the programme
Digital Skills eLearning
We’ve developed a suite of free-to-access ‘bitesize’ digital skills eLearning modules, in line with the Digital Skills Framework. The modules are designed to support people working in adult social care to gain knowledge and understanding on how digital, data and technology is used in the sector.
Find out more about the modules.
Registered manager webinars
Our registered manager webinars are delivered to a live audience and recorded for further viewing whenever is convenient for you. Previous digital themed webinars include:
Find more support and information on our #BuildingDigitalConfidence landing page.
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