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The International Recruitment Adult Social Care project, called International Recruitment East, has been established through funding from the Department for Health and Social Security to support international recruitment into the sector, which is experiencing a shortfall in people to fill a large number of vacancies. It covers 6 counties in the East plus Milton Keynes.
The project is very wide-ranging. Please see Summary tab below for more information on the whole project, which is operational until March 2024.
The International Recruitment East funding will cover two work streams relating to EON:
- Part funding for employment advisers to focus in particular on recruiting overseas nationals and refugees into adult social care
- Conversion of a classroom-based driving theory course into two webinars so that the content is equitably available to all employed in the sector and overseas nationals starting work in adult social care. In addition, the driving theory materials will also be converted to an online self-study course. This will create a lasting legacy for these materials that can be used beyond the current end of funding.
More information on International Recruitment East
International Recruitment East Programme
International Recruitment East (IRE) is a government funded programme.
The programme funding is to support care providers in ethical and safe recruitment of international care staff, and refugees with a right to work, into adult social care (ASC) positions across the East of England.
The programme is running throughout 2023-2024. The funding ceases on 31 March 2024.
The IRE Programme aims to improve adult social care provision across the East of England. The heart of the programme is to support care providers in the ethical recruitment of international care professionals. As part of this it also aims to ensure the safety, wellbeing and equipping of all internationally recruited ASC staff. This is necessary in order to ensure the very best quality of care for the people in the East who access ASC services.
International Recruitment East is supported by:
- The twelve local authorities across the East of England
- Skills for Care
- The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) East
Find out more about the International Recruitment East project.
The Care Workers Charity is offering a £500 joining bonus to refugees (including Hong Kong BNOs and Ukrainian guests). The details are here.
International Recruitment East Programme
International Recruitment East (IRE) is a government funded programme.
The programme funding is to support care providers in ethical and safe recruitment of international care staff, and refugees with a right to work, into adult social care (ASC) positions across the East of England.
The programme is running throughout 2023-2024. The funding ceases on 31 March 2024.
The IRE Programme aims to improve adult social care provision across the East of England. The heart of the programme is to support care providers in the ethical recruitment of international care professionals. As part of this it also aims to ensure the safety, wellbeing and equipping of all internationally recruited ASC staff. This is necessary in order to ensure the very best quality of care for the people in the East who access ASC services.
International Recruitment East is supported by:
- The twelve local authorities across the East of England
- Skills for Care
- The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) East
Find out more about the International Recruitment East project.
The Care Workers Charity is offering a £500 joining bonus to refugees (including Hong Kong BNOs and Ukrainian guests). The details are here.