Item 3a (iii)

CAF Project

Training Plan

CAF/ Lead Professional Training route

Level 1- CAF/LP Awareness Level 4- CAF/LP for Strategic Managers

On line 1/2 day

Level 2- CAF for Practitioners Level 3- CAF/LP for managers

1 day 1 day

Level 2- LP for Practitioners

½ day
 Item 3a (iii)
Module Duration Target audience Contents
Level 1 on-line All children and young people’s CAF/LP national and local context Partners could contribute:
CAF/LP awareness workforce. CAF/LP and integrated working
CAF/LP and the continuum of need  financial
Vision, aim and principles of CAF/LP resources for the
Other training sources and information development of
Level 2 1 day CAF assessors and Lead CAF in practice: How/when to complete a CAF, CAF the training
CAF for Practitioners workshop Professionals process, CAF and other assessments, CAF and the and/or
LP  identified human
CAF and Information Sharing resources to
Level 2 ½ day Lead Professionals LP as part of integrated working support the
LP for Practitioners Vision and functions of the LP development and
LP as part of a continuum training (e.g.
LP functions identified a
Skills required for a LP member of staff
Appointing a LP responsible for
Line management and support delivering
Escalation processes and contact points training)
Level 3 1 day Operational and Middle Enabling the CAF process locally  contribute with
CAF/LP for workshop Managers CAF process and LP functions physical
Managers CAF super users/key contacts CAF/LP and Information Sharing resources e.g.
in organisations Roles and responsibilities of different agencies in venues
All those who will be relation to CAF/LP  support the
responsible for supporting the Supporting mechanism/local procedures dissemination of
implementation of CAF/LP Sources of advise and information training events
within their service/business  release staff for
procedures/supervise training
practitioners
Level 4 ½ workshop All those responsible to ensure CAF/LP national and local context
CAF for Strategic CAF and LP are embedded as Organisations’ role in the development of strategies
Managers part of their organisations and management of the change process to ensure
policies and procedures. CAF and LP are implemented effectively.
Senior/strategic managers from Impact and benefits of CAF and LP in organisational
all organisations delivering processes/procedures.
children and young people’s
services in Lancashire,
members of the CYPSP and
Leads of District Children’s
Trusts.
Note- Practitioners and managers should be familiar with the Continuum of Need and Multi-agency Procedures prior to the training
The workforce analysis to be completed in September will give a us a clearly ideas on numbers of staff required to attend CAF training
All training is required to be multi-agency
 Item 3a (iii)

July 07 August 07 Sep 07 Oct 07 Nov 07 Dec 07 Jan 08 Feb 08 March 08 April 08 May 08

Plan agreed by
ISA

Develop on
line materials

Plan agreed by
LCYPSP

CAF awareness training

Level 1- CAF/LP workshops for strategic Manager

Identify Core Training Team

Develop training materials for

levels 2 and 3

Train the
Trainers

Level 2 – CAF for Practitioners

Level 3 – CAF/LP for Managers

Level 2 –LP for

practitioners
Item 3a (iii)