Table 1
Topics covered in the key stakeholder interviews
| Target group | Main topic areas |
|---|---|
| Agency managers | • Purpose, shared understanding, and effectiveness/efficiency of training |
| • Role/responsibility of: Employers; Training Sub-Group | |
| • Content of training; Target audience; Success factors; Quality assurance | |
| Training coordinators | • Primary role/responsibility with regard to the current interagency training |
| • Attitudes/perceptions of current Interagency training | |
| • Support from LSCB | |
| • Success of current training programme and areas for improvement |
Table 2.
Courses by level provided in LSCB sites 2007/8, ‘need' and financial contributions
| Courses and length | Site A | Site B | Site C | Site D | Site E | Site F | Site G | Site H | Total (mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation (1 day) | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Foundation- E-learning | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Level 1 (1 day) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
| Level 2 (1/2 day revision) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Level 2 (1 day) | 21 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 56 | 18 | 7 | 123 |
| Level 2 (2 day) | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Level 3 (1 day) | 6 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 93 |
| Level 3 (2 day) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Total courses (A) | 45 | 40 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 58 | 16 | 364 |
| Children in Need (,000)* (B) | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 30.8 |
| Ratio A:B | 95.6 | 92.5 | 54.3 | 77.8 | 97.1 | 59.4 | 112.1 | 156.3 | (93.1) |
| Total course days (C) | 48.0 | 47.0 | 91.0 | 37.0 | 45.0 | 64.0 | 58.0 | 16.0 | 406.0 |
| Ratio C:B | 89.6 | 78.7 | 41.8 | 75.7 | 75.6 | 59.4 | 112.1 | 156.3 | (86.2) |
| Total partner agency contributions (£,000) (D) | 126.1 | 112.8 | 235.6 | 125.0 | 129.9 | 230.0 | 304.4 | 106.5 | (171.3) |
| Ratio B:D | 29.3 | 30.5 | 62.0 | 44.6 | 38.2 | 60.5 | 46.8 | 42.6 | (44.3) |
| Ratio C:D contribution/course day £ (rounded) | 2627 | 2400 | 2589 | 3378 | 2887 | 3594 | 5248 | 6656 | (3673) |
[i] *Source: [15]