Training

Shropshire Council can provide funding for training for employed PAs and individual employers, the individual employer needs to liaise with their adult social care worker, there will also be some upcoming free online training courses. For more info re training see links below.

NEWS ALERT FOR PAs

There is an upcoming online networking event that Skills for Care are putting on Tuesday 16^th June 10.30-11.30 please see Personal assistant network to book your place. It is open to employed and self-employed Pas. This is what skills for care say about the event.

‘What to expect

At this event, we’ll:

showcase the guidance, resources and support currently available for PAs through Skills for Care, including our Individual Employer and Personal Assistant (IEPA) Toolkit
share our plans and activities for the year ahead
explore the learning and development opportunities available to PAs
give you the chance to connect with fellow PAs through facilitated discussions
gather your views through interactive polls and conversations to help shape future events, resources and learning opportunities.

This is your opportunity to influence the support available to PAs while gaining practical insights to help you in your role.

We do have 5 more Networks planned currently for:

Wednesday 15 July- 2pm-3pm

Tuesday 15 September- 630pm-730pm

Monday 9 November- 1030am-1130am

Tuesday 12 January- 2pm-3pm

Wednesday 24 February- 630pm-730pm’

PA and Employer Training

If you are currently employed as a PA supporting someone in Shropshire or you are an employer with PAs and are interested in accessing free learning please look through training courses/info below please apply and/or contact [email protected] for further information. If any courses are not free please get in touch.

Please look for training courses for yourself as an employer Employing a PA | Shropshire Council or for your PA Training | Shropshire Council as well as online courses that skills for care are involved with such as PA Training Courses – Kcil

Free PA training courses provided by user led organisation and funded by Skills for Care (these will be publicised Sept 2026) see
ULO training

Other Training coming up

see Partners in Care Shropshire Training Courses

Various training including Safeguarding Moving and Handling Professional Boundaries

Experiencing Dementia includes Virtual reality dementia experience (is a cost to course)

Venue: Partners in Care-Shrewsbury

Places Available: 2

Thu 25th Jun 2026 | 9:00am – 4:30pm

Feedback from recent attendee “I attended the Ethical Workforce Solutions training in Experiencing Dementia Course in June 2025 and highly recommend the course to anyone who is supporting someone with dementia, whether as a care professional or family member.

It was interactive and full of insightful information.

You will not be disappointed; Ash [Nelson] and his team are full of knowledge and ideas which will get you thinking and empathising with those you are supporting with dementia.

The course was very well paced, informative and fun.

It will change your perspective and give you deeper understanding.

Kcil (Kingston Centre for Independent Living) have links to a lot of relevant training

See our Shropshire Direct Payment website for more information on training.

Skills for Care put training on for employed PA, self-employed PA and Individual employers upcoming please see Events and networks

Get Yourself Moving Supporting Disabled people to move more: training video for the social care workforce in Shropshire in, Telford and Wrekin | Disability Rights UK

“As part of the Get Yourself Active Local programme, delivered by Disability Rights UK in partnership with Energize STW, we’ve created a physical activity training video for the social care workforce in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin based on workshops we recently delivered in the area.

This training video (which is 45mins long) is designed to help carers, support workers, and personal assistants feel more confident and informed when supporting Disabled people and those living with long-term health conditions to be more physically active. It includes real-life examples, along with practical hints and tips, to support learning and application in everyday practice”

For Employers

If you are an employer and/or a person who receives a direct payment from Shropshire Adult Social Care then you can receive funding for courses relevant to your employer role and for your employed PAs to support you more effectively. Please also see here about training courses for employer Employing a PA | Shropshire Council

Your home employment/public liability insurance policy that you will have in place may provide some free online employers training, please get in contact with them.

The Shropshire Direct Payment Leads run regular drop in sessions for employers for queries please email us for next session/invite on [email protected]

For Personal Assistants

If you are working as an employed PA, your employer can help to arrange and pay for suitable face to face or online training.

If you are a self-employed PA then you may be responsible for paying for any training you are required to or wish to attend. There may be some free online training, please keep up to date on this and Shropshire Council webpages.

For further information see Training | Shropshire Council