Care technology training and resources
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We have identified training courses and created resources to help people interested in a career in care technology.
We have worked across Scotland to establish and define the roles of care technologist, care navigator and care connector.
We’ve identified training courses than can help people get started in care tech. We’ve also created useful resources that can organisations and individuals can use.
Training
There is no fixed training or formal qualifications for care technology in Scotland. We have found a range of training providers and courses related to care tech.
Scottish Social Services Council
23 Things Technology Enabled Care (TEC) is a free resource to support social care workers. It offers an introduction to care tech and resources to develop your own capabilities.
Explore 23 Things TEC resource
Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care has a Digitising Social Care website.
Although it focuses on England, a lot of the resources and training are relevant across the UK.
NHS Education for Scotland
TURAS is a digital platform from NHS Education for Scotland. It offers training and learning for people in the health sector.
Their Digital and Data Capability Framework has been designed for everyone working in health and social care in Scotland. It helps workers at all levels develop their digital capabilities.
Other TURAS courses include:
- Introduction to technology enabled care
- Technology enabled care in practice
- Staying safe online
- National trauma training
Not all TURAS courses are publicly available. You can check with your organisation to see if you should have access to TURAS resources.
Search for health and social care learning resources
SQA Academy
The SQA’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) module is bitesize version of the Professional Development Award in TEC.
Take the Technology Enabled Care module
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
UHI offer a Professional Development Award (PDA) in Technology Enabled Care. The course is for new entrants and people with experience in the sector.
You should consider the entry requirements and any fees before applying.
Study Technology Enabled Care course at UHI
Dumfries and Galloway College
Dumfries and Galloway College have a digital care hub at their Dumfries Campus. Students get experience of using digital solutions to help service users.
The Digital Care Hub in Dumfries
Digital Unite
Digital Unite offer some free, short online courses. Topics include how to help others stay safe online.
Try free courses at Digital Unite
Third Sector Lab
Third Sector Lab’s The Curve, a series of free workshops for the third sector. Each workshop lasts around 90 minutes.
Free digital skills training for the third sector
Digital Academy
The Digital Academy is a Scottish Government resource. It offers digital skills training for workers in the public and third sectors.
Resources
Getting to know me
Not all technology will suit all individuals. What helps one person might not help another, so it’s important that conversations are person led.
Care technologists should work to see the full picture. They must understand the person. They get to know what matters to them, their support circles, and their ambitions and goals.
Our ‘Getting to know me’ template is a guide on how to have those initial, informal discussions. It’s a great way to get a rich full picture of the person.
User guides
There is no set list of technologies that can be used, but we have created guides for some common solutions:
We’ve also compiled a list of the devices we have tested and used to support people.
