The QCS Podcast
The Care Social Podcast Ep 10: Getting Training Right: Matching Skills to Needs
Apr 15, 2025
Quality Compliance Systems
Hosted by Barry Price, Content Operations and Delivery Manager at QCS, this episode of The Care Social tackles one of the biggest challenges in adult social care – making training truly meaningful.
Forget box-ticking. Barry explores how getting your training right can transform the quality of care and support in your service.
In this solo episode, Barry shares:
- Why skipping a proper Training Needs Analysis is a costly mistake
- How to match training to the actual needs of your service users – not a generic template
- The importance of adapting to different learning styles
- Simple ways to keep your training plan fresh, relevant, and effective
- Whether you're managing a care service or working on the front line, this episode gives you practical advice you can use straight away
Listen now.
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